Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including 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 adopt policies and programs that promote the in-state production and distribution of biomethane, as defined, and that facilitate the development of a variety of sources of in-state biomethane. The commission has adopted 2 decisions implementing these requirements, the 2nd of which adopted a 5-year monetary incentive program effective June 11, 2015, for biomethane projects. Existing law requires the commission to modify the monetary incentive program in specified respects and to extend the program, as modified, until December 31, 2021.
California SB 457 (20192020) — Biomethane: gas corporations.
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including 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 adopt policies and programs that promote the in-state production and distribution of biomethane, as defined, and that facilitate the development of a variety of sources of in-state biomethane. The commission has adopted 2 decisions implementing these requirements, the 2nd of which adopted a 5-year monetary incentive program effective June 11, 2015, for biomethane projects. Existing law requires the commission to modify the monetary incentive program in specified respects and to extend the program, as modified, until December 31, 2021.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 457 Hueso Senate Third Reading By Eduardo Garcia — 60–9 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 12–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB457 Hueso Concurrence — 34–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Hueso — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-21 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2019-02-22 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2019-03-07 Referred to Com. on E., U. & C. referral-committee
2019-03-15 Set for hearing March 27.
2019-03-25 March 27 hearing postponed by committee.
2019-03-26 Set for hearing April 2.
2019-04-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 524.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-04-05 Set for hearing April 22.
2019-04-22 April 22 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2019-05-10 Set for hearing May 16.
2019-05-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1099.) (May 16). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-05-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-21 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2019-05-23 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1276.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-24 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2019-06-06 Referred to Com. on U. & E. referral-committee
2019-06-17 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 12). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2019-06-18 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2019-06-26 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-06-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-09-10 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 9. Page 3252.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-09-10 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2019-09-11 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 4. Page 2844.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2019-09-19 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2019-10-02 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-10-02 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 479, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e4e9f093-9e7c-410c-b420-b4f5cea107f1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).