Renewable energy resources: local publicly owned electric utility: hydroelectric generation facility.
The California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, referred to as the RPS program, requires a retail seller of electricity, as defined, and local publicly owned electric utilities to purchase specified minimum quantities of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as defined, for specified compliance periods, sufficient to ensure that the procurement of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources achieves 20% of retail sales for the period from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2013, inclusive, 25% of retail sales by December 31, 2016, and 33% of retail sales by December 31, 2020, and in all subsequent years. The RPS program, consistent with the goals of procuring the least-cost and best-fit eligible renewable energy resources that meet project viability principles, requires that all retail sellers procure a balanced portfolio of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as specified, referred to as the portfolio content requirements.
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20132014
SB 591
California SB 591 (20132014)
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Renewable energy resources: local publicly owned electric utility: hydroelectric generation facility.
California SB 591 (20132014) — Renewable energy resources: local publicly owned electric utility: hydroelectric generation facility.
The California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, referred to as the RPS program, requires a retail seller of electricity, as defined, and local publicly owned electric utilities to purchase specified minimum quantities of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as defined, for specified compliance periods, sufficient to ensure that the procurement of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources achieves 20% of retail sales for the period from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2013, inclusive, 25% of retail sales by December 31, 2016, and 33% of retail sales by December 31, 2020, and in all subsequent years. The RPS program, consistent with the goals of procuring the least-cost and best-fit eligible renewable energy resources that meet project viability principles, requires that all retail sellers procure a balanced portfolio of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, as specified, referred to as the portfolio content requirements.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 8–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
SB 591 Cannella Senate Third Reading By GRAY — 68–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB591 Cannella Concurrence — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 8–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Cannella — primary (person)
Gray — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-22 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2013-02-22 (Corrected March 12).
2013-02-23 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.
2013-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2013-03-11 Referred to Com. on E., U., & C. referral-committee
2013-03-12 Set for hearing April 2.
2013-04-09 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 389.) (April 2). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-04-10 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-04-11 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. referral-committee
2013-04-12 Set for hearing April 22.
2013-04-22 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2013-05-17 Set for hearing May 23.
2013-05-24 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1017.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-28 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1178.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-30 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-17 Referred to Coms. on U. & C. and NAT. RES. referral-committee
2013-06-25 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-05 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 1). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-08-06 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-19 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 12). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-08-20 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-08-21 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-26 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 2720.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-26 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-08-30 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2038.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-05 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2013-10-03 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-03 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 520, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1f158e44-915a-496b-b5bf-1180bfe06850. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).