(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities. Existing law authorizes the PUC to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law authorizes certain public utilities, including gas corporations, to propose research and development programs and authorizes the PUC to allow inclusion of expenses for research and development in the public utility's rates. Existing law requires the PUC to consider specified guidelines in evaluating the research, development, and demonstration programs proposed by gas corporations.
California SB 840 (20152016) — Public resources: energy.
(1) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities. Existing law authorizes the PUC to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law authorizes certain public utilities, including gas corporations, to propose research and development programs and authorizes the PUC to allow inclusion of expenses for research and development in the public utility's rates. Existing law requires the PUC to consider specified guidelines in evaluating the research, development, and demonstration programs proposed by gas corporations.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB840 Committee On B. & F.R. (Leno) Concurrence — 26–13 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading SB840 Committee On B. & F.R. — 25–11 (pass) · upper
SB 840 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By TING — 53–23 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-01-07 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2016-01-08 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 7.
2016-01-11 Referred to Com. on B. & F.R. referral-committee
2016-04-11 Withdrawn from committee.
2016-04-11 Ordered to second reading.
2016-04-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-04-14 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 3541.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-04-14 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-05-02 Referred to Com. on BUDGET. referral-committee
2016-05-25 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-06-14 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1