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California AB 2868 (20152016) — Energy storage.

Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to determine appropriate targets, if any, for each load-serving entity to procure viable and cost-effective energy storage systems to be achieved by December 31, 2020.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. 02/19/16 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 03/17/16 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
3. 06/13/16 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
4. 06/15/16 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
5. 08/02/16 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
6. 08/19/16 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
7. 08/31/16 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
8. 09/26/16 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
9. AB2868 (committee substitute) — source
10. 09/02/16 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• 3rd Reading (Supplemental File 2) AB2868 Gatto By Hill — 24–12 (pass) · upper
• AB 2868 GATTO Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 49–28 (pass) · lower
• Do pass — 5–2 (pass) · upper
• Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
• That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. Ordered to third reading. — 6–5 (pass) · upper
• AB 2868 GATTO Assembly Third Reading — 51–27 (pass) · lower
• Do pass. — 14–6 (pass) · lower
• Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–2 (pass) · upper
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–2 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Gatto — primary (person)
• Cristina Garcia — coauthor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2016-02-19 Introduced. To print. introduction
• 2016-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
• 2016-02-22 Read first time. reading-1
• 2016-03-17 Referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee
• 2016-03-17 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & C. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
• 2016-03-28 Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee
• 2016-04-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2016-05-18 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
• 2016-05-27 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 6.) (May 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2016-05-31 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2016-06-01 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 27. Page 5127.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
• 2016-06-02 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
• 2016-06-09 Referred to Com. on E., U., & C. referral-committee
• 2016-06-13 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
• 2016-06-15 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
• 2016-06-16 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
• 2016-08-01 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 27). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
• 2016-08-02 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
• 2016-08-08 Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
• 2016-08-11 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 11). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2016-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2016-08-19 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
• 2016-08-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2016-08-22 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b). referral-committee
• 2016-08-22 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C. referral-committee, committee-passage
• 2016-08-24 From committee: Return to Senate floor for consideration. (Ayes 6. Noes 5.) (August 24). committee-passage
• 2016-08-30 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
• 2016-08-31 Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 25. Noes 12. Page 5547.)
• 2016-08-31 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
• 2016-08-31 Withdrawn from committee.
• 2016-08-31 (Ayes 24. Noes 9. Page 5563.)
• 2016-08-31 Ordered to third reading.
• 2016-08-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 12. Page 5578.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
• 2016-08-31 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
• 2016-08-31 Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6569.)
• 2016-08-31 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 49. Noes 28. Page 6575.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
• 2016-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
• 2016-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 2016-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 681, Statutes of 2016.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e80ea944-6bad-4c45-afdb-0fafc42b2795. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).