Electrical and gas corporations: restoration and termination of services.
Existing law prohibits an electrical or gas corporation from terminating residential service for nonpayment of a delinquent account unless the corporation first gives notice of the delinquency and impending termination, as provided. Existing law requires the notice to include information on procedures by which the affected residential customer may initiate a complaint, request an investigation concerning the service or charges, and request amortization of the unpaid charges. Existing law requires that a residential customer who initiated a complaint, requested an investigation, or requested an extension of the payment period be given an opportunity for review of the complaint, investigation, or request by a review manager of the corporation. Existing law requires the review to include a consideration of whether the customer is to be permitted to amortize the unpaid balance of the delinquent account over a reasonable time period, not to exceed 12 months.
California SB 1142 (20232024) — Electrical and gas corporations: restoration and termination of services.
Existing law prohibits an electrical or gas corporation from terminating residential service for nonpayment of a delinquent account unless the corporation first gives notice of the delinquency and impending termination, as provided. Existing law requires the notice to include information on procedures by which the affected residential customer may initiate a complaint, request an investigation concerning the service or charges, and request amortization of the unpaid charges. Existing law requires that a residential customer who initiated a complaint, requested an investigation, or requested an extension of the payment period be given an opportunity for review of the complaint, investigation, or request by a review manager of the corporation. Existing law requires the review to include a consideration of whether the customer is to be permitted to amortize the unpaid balance of the delinquent account over a reasonable time period, not to exceed 12 months.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB1142 Menjivar Concurrence — 31–8 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 11–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 14–3 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 30–8 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 12–0 (pass) · lower
SB 1142 Menjivar Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan — 64–6 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Menjivar — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-02-14 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2024-02-15 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.
2024-02-21 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2024-03-18 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
2024-04-03 Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C. referral-committee
2024-04-04 Set for hearing April 22.
2024-04-25 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 3. Page 3700.) (April 22). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-04-29 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-05-03 Set for hearing May 13.
2024-05-13 May 13 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2024-05-14 Set for hearing May 16.
2024-05-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3973.) (May 16). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-05-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-21 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 4085.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-05-22 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2024-05-28 Referred to Com. on U. & E. referral-committee
2024-06-05 June 19 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2024-07-02 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 1). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-07-03 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-08-07 August 7 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2024-08-15 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (August 15). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-08-19 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 64. Noes 6. Page 6790.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-28 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2024-08-29 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 5653.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2024-09-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 600, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bf72bf01-0143-4627-942b-242e999207dd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).