Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations and electrical corporations. Existing law requires the commission to ensure that an electrical corporation or gas corporation with a commission-approved program to provide discounts based on economic need uses a single application form to enable an applicant to alternatively apply for any assistance program for which the applicant may be eligible.
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations and electrical corporations. Existing law requires the commission to ensure that an electrical corporation or gas corporation with a commission-approved program to provide discounts based on economic need uses a single application form to enable an applicant to alternatively apply for any assistance program for which the applicant may be eligible.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Communications and Conveyance] — 14–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB1208 Hueso et al. Concurrence — 40–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1208 Hueso Senate Third Reading By Alvarez — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Hueso — primary (person)
Allen — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-02-17 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2022-02-17 Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
2022-02-18 From printer.
2022-03-02 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2022-03-16 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-03-23 Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C. referral-committee
2022-04-08 Set for hearing April 25.
2022-04-13 April 25 hearing postponed by committee.
2022-04-14 Set for hearing April 26.
2022-05-03 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3509.) (April 26). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-05-04 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-05-06 Set for hearing May 16.
2022-05-16 May 16 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2022-05-17 Set for hearing May 19.
2022-05-19 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3788.) (May 19). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-05-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 3878.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-25 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2022-05-27 Referred to Com. on U. & E. referral-committee
2022-06-06 June 8 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2022-06-14 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-06-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on C. & C. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on C. & C. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-06-29 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 29). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-06-30 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-08-03 August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2022-08-11 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 11). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-15 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-25 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-25 Ordered to third reading.
2022-08-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-30 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2022-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5374.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-09-13 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2022-09-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 840, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7b584a1a-ca0b-4140-bae4-7584152e7b12. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).