Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) to prescribe, by regulation, building design and construction standards and energy and water conservation design standards for new residential and nonresidential buildings. Existing law requires the Energy Commission to prescribe, by regulation, standards for minimum levels of operating efficiency to promote the use of energy-efficient and water-efficient appliances whose use requires a significant amount of energy or water on a statewide basis. Existing law requires that the minimum levels of operating efficiency be based on feasible and attainable efficiencies or feasible improved efficiencies that will reduce the energy or water consumption growth rates. Existing law prohibits a new appliance manufactured on or after the effective date of the operating efficiency standards to be sold or offered for sale in the state unless it is certified by the manufacturer to be in compliance with those standards.
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) to prescribe, by regulation, building design and construction standards and energy and water conservation design standards for new residential and nonresidential buildings. Existing law requires the Energy Commission to prescribe, by regulation, standards for minimum levels of operating efficiency to promote the use of energy-efficient and water-efficient appliances whose use requires a significant amount of energy or water on a statewide basis. Existing law requires that the minimum levels of operating efficiency be based on feasible and attainable efficiencies or feasible improved efficiencies that will reduce the energy or water consumption growth rates. Existing law prohibits a new appliance manufactured on or after the effective date of the operating efficiency standards to be sold or offered for sale in the state unless it is certified by the manufacturer to be in compliance with those standards.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–4 (pass) · lower
SB 1414 Wolk Senate Third Reading By WILLIAMS — 79–1 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 12–3 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB1414 Wolk Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1414 Wolk Senate Third Reading By A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M. Amendment Set #1 — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 5–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Wolk — primary (person)
Williams — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-19 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2016-02-22 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2016-02-22 Read first time. reading-1
2016-03-10 Referred to Com. on E., U., & C. referral-committee
2016-03-17 Set for hearing April 5.
2016-03-23 April 5 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2016-03-30 Set for hearing April 19.
2016-04-12 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
2016-04-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1. Page 3594.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-22 Set for hearing May 2.
2016-05-02 May 2 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2016-05-20 Set for hearing May 27.
2016-05-27 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 4010.) (May 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 4057.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-06-01 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-06-06 Referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee
2016-06-14 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-06-21 June 22 hearing postponed by committee.
2016-06-30 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (June 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-08-01 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-08-03 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-08-10 August 10 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2016-08-11 Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
2016-08-12 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (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. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5961.) reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-08-19 Ordered to third reading.
2016-08-23 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 1. Page 6088.) 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 5410.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-08-31 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.
2016-09-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 678, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1ae6da1b-4e02-4b7f-8895-e83926046dbb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).