AB 2590 California Assembly · 2011-2012 Regular Session

Distributed generation: interconnection.

Summary
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to establish rules for all public utilities, subject to control by the Legislature. This bill would require investor-owned electric utilities to post on their Internet Web sites any report required by a revision to the commission's Electric Rule 21, if that revision is adopted after January 1, 2012. The bill would prohibit a report posted on Internet Web sites from including information proprietary to a developer applying for interconnection.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2012
Committee Review
Jun 2012
Assembly Passage
May 2012
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2012 Last action Jun 26, 2012
Floor votes · Assembly May 29, 2012

How they voted

68–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 72
May 29, 2012
D Democratic45
43 Yea 2
95% Yea
I Independent1
1
0% Nay
R Republican26
25 Yea 1 Nay
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Jun 26, 2012
Upper · Passed
In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
upper
Jun 11, 2012
Upper · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
upper
Jun 7, 2012
Committee
Referred to Com. on E., U. & C.
upper
May 29, 2012
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (68-1-3)
assembly
May 14, 2012
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 7).
lower
May 1, 2012
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on U. & C.
lower
Apr 16, 2012
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Mar 26, 2012
Committee
Referred to Coms. on U. & C. and NAT. RES.
lower
Feb 26, 2012
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
lower
Feb 24, 2012
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BB
Bob Blumenfield
DDemocratic
CA
45