Water corporation: advice letters.
Summary
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including water corporations, as defined. This bill would require a water corporation with more than 10,000 service connections to maintain, for a certain period, on its Internet Web site an archive of all advice letters that are pending, approved, or rejected on or after January 1, 2019, in a specified manner.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Aug 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Assembly Passage
Aug 2018
Signed into Law
Sep 2018
Introduced Jan 31, 2018
Signed Sep 14, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Apr 5, 2018 · Assembly Aug 9, 2018
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Apr 5, 2018
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Sep 14, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 13, 2018
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5264.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Aug 9, 2018
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (65-0-8)
assembly
Aug 9, 2018
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Jul 3, 2018
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 3).
lower
Jun 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
June 20 hearing postponed by committee.
lower
Apr 26, 2018
Committee
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
lower
Apr 5, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0-1)
senate
Apr 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 4514.) (April 3).
upper
Feb 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Com. on E., U. & C.
upper
Jan 31, 2018
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Beall
DDemocratic
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