Bay Area Rapid Transit District: electricity procurement and delivery.
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law authorizes the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) system to elect to obtain electricity from multiple sources, including (1) preference power purchased from a federal power marketing agency or its successor, (2) electricity purchased from a local publicly owned electric utility, and (3) electricity generated by an eligible renewable energy resource, as defined. Existing law requires any electrical corporation that owns and operates transmission and distribution facilities that deliver electricity to BART, upon request by BART, to deliver electricity from those sources without discrimination or delay.
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California Legislature
20192020
AB 923
California AB 923 (20192020)
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Bay Area Rapid Transit District: electricity procurement and delivery.
California AB 923 (20192020) — Bay Area Rapid Transit District: electricity procurement and delivery.
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law authorizes the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) system to elect to obtain electricity from multiple sources, including (1) preference power purchased from a federal power marketing agency or its successor, (2) electricity purchased from a local publicly owned electric utility, and (3) electricity generated by an eligible renewable energy resource, as defined. Existing law requires any electrical corporation that owns and operates transmission and distribution facilities that deliver electricity to BART, upon request by BART, to deliver electricity from those sources without discrimination or delay.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 13–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 18–0 (pass) · lower
AB 923 Wicks Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 14–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB923 Wicks By Wiener — 39–0 (pass) · upper
AB 923 Wicks Assembly Third Reading — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Wicks — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-20 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2019-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2019-03-04 Referred to Com. on U. & E. referral-committee
2019-04-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-04-24 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-04-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-06 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1506.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-06 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2019-05-16 Referred to Com. on E., U. & C. referral-committee
2019-06-04 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2019-08-12 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 18). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2019-08-13 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2019-08-19 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2019-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-08-26 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2291.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-08-27 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2019-09-03 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2944.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2019-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2019-09-20 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-09-20 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 314, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/868780ce-7af4-4c4a-b0b1-4f04234a48ce. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).