Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law requires the commission to designate a baseline quantity of electricity and gas necessary for a significant portion of the reasonable energy needs of the average residential customer and requires that electrical corporations and gas corporations file rates and charges, to be approved by the commission, providing baseline rates that apply to the first and lowest block of an increasing block rate structure. Existing law additionally requires the commission to establish a standard allowance in addition to the baseline quantity of gas and electricity for residential customers dependent on life-support equipment. Existing law provides that this additional higher energy usage allowance be made available to a person who is being treated for a life-threatening illness or has a compromised immune system, if a licensed physician and surgeon or a person licensed pursuant to the Osteopathic Initiative Act certifies in writing to the utility that the additional heating or cooling allowance is medically necessary to sustain the life of the person or prevent deterioration of the person's medical condition.
California SB 1338 (20172018) — Electrical and gas corporations: rates.
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations and gas corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law requires the commission to designate a baseline quantity of electricity and gas necessary for a significant portion of the reasonable energy needs of the average residential customer and requires that electrical corporations and gas corporations file rates and charges, to be approved by the commission, providing baseline rates that apply to the first and lowest block of an increasing block rate structure. Existing law additionally requires the commission to establish a standard allowance in addition to the baseline quantity of gas and electricity for residential customers dependent on life-support equipment. Existing law provides that this additional higher energy usage allowance be made available to a person who is being treated for a life-threatening illness or has a compromised immune system, if a licensed physician and surgeon or a person licensed pursuant to the Osteopathic Initiative Act certifies in writing to the utility that the additional heating or cooling allowance is medically necessary to sustain the life of the person or prevent deterioration of the person's medical condition.
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] — 10–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1338 Hueso Senate Third Reading By REYES — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Hueso — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2018-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2018-03-01 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2018-04-12 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-04-19 Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C. referral-committee
2018-04-19 Set for hearing April 25.
2018-04-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 4850.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-05-04 Set for hearing May 14.
2018-05-10 May 14 hearing postponed by committee.
2018-05-14 Set for hearing May 22.
2018-05-22 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2018-05-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4337.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2018-06-04 Referred to Com. on U. & E. referral-committee
2018-06-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-08-08 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-08-09 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-16 From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Quirk.
2018-08-16 Ordered to third reading.
2018-08-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-31 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2018-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2018-09-18 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-18 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 518, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f49c1ec9-0d3d-461b-87a0-122f451a865d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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