Public utilities: cross-border transmission lines.
Summary
This measure would call upon the Secretary of the United States Department of Energy to reject Sempra Energy's application to construct the EnergÃa Sierra Juárez cross-border transmission line between Mexico and California in order to preserve jobs in California, promote energy independence, and uphold California's labor and environmental laws.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2011
Committee Review
Sep 2011
Senate Passage
Sep 2011
Assembly Passage
Sep 2011
Signed into Law
Sep 2011
Introduced Aug 16, 2011
Signed Sep 15, 2011
Floor votes · Assembly Sep 10, 2011
How they voted
43–25
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 70
Sep 10, 2011
D
Democratic44
97% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Sep 15, 2011
Introduced
Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2:30 p.m.
legislature
Sep 10, 2011
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (43-25-2)
assembly
Sep 9, 2011
Lower · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (September 9).
lower
Sep 6, 2011
Committee
Referred to Com. on U. & C.
lower
Aug 25, 2011
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 2058.) (August 25).
upper
Aug 18, 2011
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.
upper
Aug 16, 2011
Committee
Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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