Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, as defined. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and authorizes the commission to establish rules for all public utilities, subject to control by the Legislature. If the commission finds after a hearing that the rules, practices, equipment, appliances, facilities, or service of any public utility, or the methods of manufacture, distribution, transmission, storage, or supply employed by the public utility, are unjust, unreasonable, unsafe, improper, inadequate, or insufficient, the Public Utilities Act requires that the commission determine and, by order or rule, fix the rules, practices, equipment, appliances, facilities, service, or methods to be observed, furnished, constructed, enforced, or employed. Existing law states it is the intent of the Legislature that the commission assess the economic effects or other consequences of its decisions as a part of each ratemaking, rulemaking, or other proceeding.
California SB 900 (20132014) — Public utilities: rate case application: safety.
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, as defined. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and authorizes the commission to establish rules for all public utilities, subject to control by the Legislature. If the commission finds after a hearing that the rules, practices, equipment, appliances, facilities, or service of any public utility, or the methods of manufacture, distribution, transmission, storage, or supply employed by the public utility, are unjust, unreasonable, unsafe, improper, inadequate, or insufficient, the Public Utilities Act requires that the commission determine and, by order or rule, fix the rules, practices, equipment, appliances, facilities, service, or methods to be observed, furnished, constructed, enforced, or employed. Existing law states it is the intent of the Legislature that the commission assess the economic effects or other consequences of its decisions as a part of each ratemaking, rulemaking, or other proceeding.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB900 Hill Concurrence — 35–0 (pass) · upper
SB 900 Hill Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 35–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Hill — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-01-15 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2014-01-16 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 15.
2014-02-06 Referred to Com. on E., U., & C. referral-committee
2014-03-07 Set for hearing April 1.
2014-04-07 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3078.) (April 1). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-04-08 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-04-11 Set for hearing April 28.
2014-04-28 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2014-05-16 Set for hearing May 23.
2014-05-23 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3704.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-05-27 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-05-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3657.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2014-06-05 Referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee
2014-06-30 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-07-01 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-08-07 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 6). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-08-11 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-14 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6047.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-14 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2014-08-18 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4545.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-08-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2014-09-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 552, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/85a00bc1-58aa-4ba2-816d-c2009ca41e82. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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