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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Electrical corporations: energy storage systems: long duration bulk energy storage resources."
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description: "Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. Existing law requires the commission to open a proceeding to determine appropriate targets, if any, for each load-serving entity, as defined, to procure viable and cost-effective energy storage systems to be achieved by December 31, 2020."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20152016"
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identifier: "AB 33"
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citation: "California AB 33 (20152016)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Electrical corporations: energy storage systems: long duration bulk energy storage resources."]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Quirk"]
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version_count: 13
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action_count: 45
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vote_count: 13
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first_action: "2014-12-01"
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last_action: "2016-09-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca5f5947-3c08-4418-8cd6-a5934060e34d"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB33"
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source_hash: "ad38a1f9314132c718d3a56ed6d8a38b7c28c15a6b52830fabb56733436d744a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California AB 33 (20152016) — Electrical corporations: energy storage systems: long duration bulk energy storage resources.
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Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. Existing law requires the commission to open a proceeding to determine appropriate targets, if any, for each load-serving entity, as defined, to procure viable and cost-effective energy storage systems to be achieved by December 31, 2020.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **12/01/14 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB33&version=20150AB3399INT)
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2. **04/06/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB33&version=20150AB3398AMD)
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3. **06/01/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB33&version=20150AB3397AMD)
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4. **06/06/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB33&version=20150AB3393AMD)
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5. **06/20/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB33&version=20150AB3392AMD)
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6. **06/23/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB33&version=20150AB3396AMD)
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7. **08/02/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB33&version=20150AB3391AMD)
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8. **08/18/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB33&version=20150AB3395AMD)
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9. **08/19/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB33&version=20150AB3390AMD)
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10. **09/04/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB33&version=20150AB3394AMD)
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11. **09/26/16 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB33&version=20150AB3388CHP)
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12. **AB33** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB33)
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13. **09/02/16 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB33&version=20150AB3389ENR)
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## Votes
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- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] — **11–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] — **11–0** (pass) · upper
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- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass as amended. — **12–0** (pass) · lower
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- AB 33 QUIRK Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **79–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3rd Reading AB33 Quirk By Hueso Reconsider — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3rd Reading AB33 Quirk By Hueso — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass — **6–1** (pass) · upper
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- AB 33 QUIRK Assembly Third Reading — **71–5** (pass) · lower
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- 3rd Reading AB33 Quirk By Hueso — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Quirk — primary (person)
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- Anderson — coauthor (person)
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- Chávez — coauthor (person)
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- Hueso — coauthor (person)
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- Jones — coauthor (person)
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- Weber — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2014-12-01** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
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- **2014-12-02** From printer. May be heard in committee January 1.
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- **2015-01-22** Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-06** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1`
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- **2015-04-07** Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-28** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
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- **2015-05-06** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-28** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 28). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2015-06-01** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2015-06-02** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2015-06-03** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 5. Page 1858.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
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- **2015-06-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
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- **2015-06-18** Referred to Coms. on E., U., & C. and E.Q. `referral-committee`
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- **2015-06-23** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
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- **2015-06-23** 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`
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- **2015-07-07** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
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- **2015-08-17** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 15). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2015-08-18** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
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- **2015-08-24** In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
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- **2015-08-27** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 27). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
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- **2015-08-31** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2015-09-04** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
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- **2015-09-08** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2015-09-08** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c) . `referral-committee`
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- **2016-01-28** Re-referred to Coms. on E., U., & C. and E.Q. `referral-committee`
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- **2016-06-06** 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`
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- **2016-06-16** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 13). `amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2016-06-20** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
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- **2016-06-20** Withdrawn from committee.
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- **2016-06-20** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
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- **2016-08-01** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended. `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2016-08-02** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2016-08-15** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4966.). `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
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- **2016-08-15** Motion to reconsider made by Senator Hueso.
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- **2016-08-15** Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4976.)
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- **2016-08-19** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
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- **2016-08-22** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2016-08-23** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5296.). `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
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- **2016-08-24** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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- **2016-08-24** Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
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- **2016-08-30** From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 30). `committee-passage`
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- **2016-08-31** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6528.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
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- **2016-09-09** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
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- **2016-09-26** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2016-09-26** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 680, Statutes of 2016.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca5f5947-3c08-4418-8cd6-a5934060e34d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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