Public Utilities Commission: safety enforcement: gas and electrical corporations.
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations and electrical corporations, as defined. The Public Utilities Act requires the commission to investigate the cause of all accidents occurring upon the property of any public utility or directly or indirectly arising from or connected with its maintenance or operation, resulting in loss of life or injury to person or property and requiring, in the judgment of the commission, investigation by it, and authorizes the commission to make any order or recommendation with respect to the investigation that it determines to be just and reasonable. The act additionally authorizes the commission to ascertain and fix just and reasonable standards, classifications, regulations, practices, measurements, or services to be furnished, imposed, observed, and followed by specified public utilities, including electrical and gas corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to issue and serve citations in the enforcement of certain pipeline safety laws applicable to mobilehome park gas delivery systems and propane operators.
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California Legislature
20132014
SB 291
California SB 291 (20132014)
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Public Utilities Commission: safety enforcement: gas and electrical corporations.
California SB 291 (20132014) — Public Utilities Commission: safety enforcement: gas and electrical corporations.
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations and electrical corporations, as defined. The Public Utilities Act requires the commission to investigate the cause of all accidents occurring upon the property of any public utility or directly or indirectly arising from or connected with its maintenance or operation, resulting in loss of life or injury to person or property and requiring, in the judgment of the commission, investigation by it, and authorizes the commission to make any order or recommendation with respect to the investigation that it determines to be just and reasonable. The act additionally authorizes the commission to ascertain and fix just and reasonable standards, classifications, regulations, practices, measurements, or services to be furnished, imposed, observed, and followed by specified public utilities, including electrical and gas corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to issue and serve citations in the enforcement of certain pipeline safety laws applicable to mobilehome park gas delivery systems and propane operators.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 291 Hill Senate Third Reading By GORDON — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 11–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 36–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Hill — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-14 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-15 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
2013-02-28 Referred to Com. on E., U., & C. referral-committee
2013-03-12 Set for hearing April 2.
2013-04-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 389.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-04-05 Set for hearing April 15.
2013-04-15 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 534.) (April 15). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-04-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-04-18 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 578.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-04-18 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-05-09 Referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee
2013-06-24 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 17). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-06-25 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-07-03 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2013-08-30 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-09-03 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-09-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-09-06 Read third time and amended. (Page 2953.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-09-06 Ordered to third reading.
2013-09-11 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3182.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-11 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-09-11 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2378.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-19 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2013-10-05 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-05 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 601, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5eb76268-2750-4c9f-8ffa-bcef27be59ed. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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