Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to adopt a process for each load-serving entity to file an integrated resource plan and a schedule for periodic updates to the plan to ensure that the load-serving entity meets, among other things, the state's greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and the requirement to procure at least 50% of its electricity from eligible renewable resources by December 31, 2030. Existing law requires a local publicly owned electric utility with an annual electrical demand exceeding 700 gigawatthours, on or before January 1, 2019, to adopt an integrated resources plan and a process for updating the plan at least once every 5 years to ensure that the utility satisfies, among other things, the state's greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and the requirement to procure at least 50% of its electricity from eligible renewable resources by December 31, 2030.
California SB 338 (20172018) — Integrated resource plan: peak demand.
Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to adopt a process for each load-serving entity to file an integrated resource plan and a schedule for periodic updates to the plan to ensure that the load-serving entity meets, among other things, the state's greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and the requirement to procure at least 50% of its electricity from eligible renewable resources by December 31, 2030. Existing law requires a local publicly owned electric utility with an annual electrical demand exceeding 700 gigawatthours, on or before January 1, 2019, to adopt an integrated resources plan and a process for updating the plan at least once every 5 years to ensure that the utility satisfies, among other things, the state's greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and the requirement to procure at least 50% of its electricity from eligible renewable resources by December 31, 2030.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB338 Skinner et al. Concurrence — 27–13 (pass) · upper
SB 338 Skinner Senate Third Reading By MULLIN — 46–26 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Skinner — primary (person)
Mullin — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-02-14 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2017-02-15 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
2017-02-23 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2017-03-21 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
2017-03-29 Re-referred to Coms. on E., U. & C. and EQ. referral-committee
2017-04-04 Set for hearing April 18.
2017-04-06 Set for hearing April 19 in EQ. pending receipt.
2017-04-18 April 19 hearing postponed by committee.
2017-04-20 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on EQ. (Ayes 8. Noes 3. Page 727.) (April 18). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2017-04-24 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on EQ. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2017-04-25 Withdrawn from committee.
2017-04-25 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2017-05-01 Set for hearing May 8.
2017-05-03 May 8 hearing postponed by committee.
2017-05-04 Set for hearing May 15.
2017-05-15 May 15 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2017-05-19 Set for hearing May 25.
2017-05-25 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1182.) (May 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-05-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-05-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 13. Page 1268.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-05-31 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2017-06-08 Referred to Com. on U. & E. referral-committee
2017-06-21 June 21 hearing postponed by committee.
2017-06-29 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2017-07-06 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (July 5). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2017-07-10 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2017-07-19 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (July 19). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-07-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-08-28 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2017-08-28 Ordered to third reading.
2017-09-05 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 46. Noes 26. Page 2961.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-09-05 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2017-09-06 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 13. Page 2520.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2017-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2017-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2017-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 389, Statutes of 2017.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1b3ace63-8092-430d-9ac0-84119b50330c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).