Electrical corporations: local publicly owned electric utilities: electrical cooperatives: wildfire mitigation plans.
The California Constitution establishes the Public Utilities Commission, authorizes the commission to establish rules for all public utilities, subject to control by the Legislature, and authorizes the Legislature, unlimited by the other provisions of the California Constitution, to confer additional authority and jurisdiction upon the commission that is cognate and germane to the regulation of public utilities. The Public Utilities Act provides the commission with broad authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities and electrical cooperatives are under the direction of their governing boards. Existing law establishes requirements for equipment, practices, and facilities for public utilities, including standards, enforceable by the commission, for installation and maintenance of wires or cables used to conduct electricity. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.
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SB 1028
California SB 1028 (20152016)
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Electrical corporations: local publicly owned electric utilities: electrical cooperatives: wildfire mitigation plans.
California SB 1028 (20152016) — Electrical corporations: local publicly owned electric utilities: electrical cooperatives: wildfire mitigation plans.
The California Constitution establishes the Public Utilities Commission, authorizes the commission to establish rules for all public utilities, subject to control by the Legislature, and authorizes the Legislature, unlimited by the other provisions of the California Constitution, to confer additional authority and jurisdiction upon the commission that is cognate and germane to the regulation of public utilities. The Public Utilities Act provides the commission with broad authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities and electrical cooperatives are under the direction of their governing boards. Existing law establishes requirements for equipment, practices, and facilities for public utilities, including standards, enforceable by the commission, for installation and maintenance of wires or cables used to conduct electricity. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB1028 Hill Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Special Consent # — 39–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1028 Hill Senate Third Reading By BIGELOW — 80–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Hill — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-12 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2016-02-16 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
2016-02-25 Referred to Com. on E., U., & C. referral-committee
2016-03-09 Set for hearing March 29.
2016-03-14 March 29 hearing postponed by committee.
2016-03-17 Set for hearing April 5.
2016-03-17 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-04-05 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3392.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-05-06 Set for hearing May 16.
2016-05-10 May 16 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2016-05-13 Set for hearing May 23.
2016-05-23 May 23 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2016-05-24 Set for hearing May 27.
2016-05-27 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4002.) (May 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-05-31 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-31 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2016-06-02 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4148.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-06-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-06-09 Referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee
2016-06-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-06-29 June 29 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2016-08-12 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 11). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-18 Read third time and amended. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-08-18 Ordered to third reading.
2016-08-23 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6081.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-23 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2016-08-25 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5427.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-08-31 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2016-09-24 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-24 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 598, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3c671b5e-4ae8-4c8c-a826-b46d172206a5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).