republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20092010/ab-2514.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Energy storage systems."
description: "Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. The existing Public Utilities Act requires the CPUC to review and adopt a procurement plan for each electrical corporation in accordance with specified elements, incentive mechanisms, and objectives. The existing California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (RPS program) requires the CPUC to implement annual procurement targets for the procurement of eligible renewable energy resources, as defined, for all retail sellers, including electrical corporations, community choice aggregators, and electric service providers, but not including local publicly owned electric utilities, to achieve the targets and goals of the program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20092010"
identifier: "AB 2514"
citation: "California AB 2514 (20092010)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy storage systems."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Skinner"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 44
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2010-02-19"
last_action: "2010-09-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52d9bcbf-79c4-4422-8da2-eb76f1cd1050"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2514"
source_hash: "6177692f3ddf996738fb69cdb8dedb76f2e1638576e1711693929fbfe94c5a27"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 2514 (20092010) — Energy storage systems.

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, as defined. The existing Public Utilities Act requires the CPUC to review and adopt a procurement plan for each electrical corporation in accordance with specified elements, incentive mechanisms, and objectives. The existing California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (RPS program) requires the CPUC to implement annual procurement targets for the procurement of eligible renewable energy resources, as defined, for all retail sellers, including electrical corporations, community choice aggregators, and electric service providers, but not including local publicly owned electric utilities, to achieve the targets and goals of the program.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/19/10 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2514&version=20090AB251499INT)
2. **04/07/10 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2514&version=20090AB251498AMD)
3. **04/14/10 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2514&version=20090AB251497AMD)
4. **04/28/10 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2514&version=20090AB251496AMD)
5. **05/28/10 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2514&version=20090AB251495AMD)
6. **06/21/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2514&version=20090AB251494AMD)
7. **07/15/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2514&version=20090AB251493AMD)
8. **08/02/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2514&version=20090AB251492AMD)
9. **08/17/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2514&version=20090AB251491AMD)
10. **08/20/10 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2514&version=20090AB251490AMD)
11. **09/29/10 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2514&version=20090AB251488CHP)
12. **AB2514** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2514)
13. **09/08/10 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200920100AB2514&version=20090AB251489ENR)

## Votes

- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2514 SKINNER Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 2514 SKINNER Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. — **fail** (fail) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2514 Skinner By Kehoe — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Reconsideration granted. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Skinner — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2010-02-19** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2010-02-21** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2010-02-22** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2010-03-18** Referred to Coms. on U. & C. and NAT. RES. `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-05** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2010-04-07** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & C. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2010-04-08** Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-12** In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2010-04-14** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & C. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2010-04-15** Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-19** Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 4712.)
- **2010-04-19** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4712.)
- **2010-04-19** In committee: Set, final hearing. Failed passage.
- **2010-04-22** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Ayes 48. Noes 29. Page 4779.)
- **2010-04-22** In committee: Reconsideration granted.
- **2010-04-22** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Re-referred. (Ayes 8. Noes 6.) (April 22). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2010-04-22** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Ayes 47. Noes 29. Page 4778.)
- **2010-04-27** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 22). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2010-04-28** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-04-29** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-19** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-28** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2010-05-28** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-05-28** (Corrected June 14.)
- **2010-06-01** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-06-03** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 41. Noes 28. Page 5591.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2010-06-07** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2010-06-10** Referred to Com. on E., U., & C. `referral-committee`
- **2010-06-21** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2010-07-15** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 29). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2010-07-15** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2010-08-02** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2010-08-02** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2010-08-16** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (August 12). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2010-08-17** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-08-20** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2010-08-23** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2010-08-24** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 13. Page 4851.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2010-08-24** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2010-08-25** Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6645.)
- **2010-08-27** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 48. Noes 27. Page 6803.) `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-09-10** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2010-09-29** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2010-09-29** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 469, Statutes of 2010.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52d9bcbf-79c4-4422-8da2-eb76f1cd1050`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).