A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 14 of Article II, Section 8 of Article III, Section 18 of Article IV, Section 14 of Article V, Section 10 of Article VII, Section 1 of Article XII, and Sections 1 and 2 of Article XXI, thereof, relating to the Public Utilities Commission.

The California Constitution establishes the Public Utilities Commission, with jurisdiction over all public utilities. Under the California Constitution, the commission consists of 5 members appointed by the Governor and approved by the Senate, a majority of the membership concurring, for staggered 6-year terms. This measure would provide that the commission instead consists of 4 members elected from distinct Public Utilities Commission districts for staggered 4-year terms. The measure would subject members of the commission to certain provisions of the California Constitution that are applicable to other state officers, including those provisions related to recall, compensation, impeachment, conflicts of interest, elections, and redistricting.