RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
Summary
Requires the department of business, economic development, and tourism to adopt minimum appliance efficiency standards for certain products sold or installed in the State that are substantially equivalent to existing appliance efficiency standards established in California and by the federal government. (HB556 CD1)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Signed Jul 1, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
21
Committee
22
Amendments
3
Jul 1, 2019
Signed into law
Act 141, 06/26/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243).
upper
Jul 1, 2019
Signed into law
Act 141, on 06/26/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243).
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 47).
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 47) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Baker, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, McKelvey, Takumi, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-19 4:30PM in conference room 224.
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-24-19 4:30PM in conference room 224.
lower
Apr 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-23-19 4:30PM in conference room 224.
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 756) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, J.Keohokalole, Nishihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) L. Thielen, Fevella.
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH deferred the measure until 03-29-19 10:00AM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH will hold a public decision making on 03-28-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPH.
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Reported from EET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1385) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPH.
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, J.Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi, Inouye.
upper
Mar 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EET has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-19 2:45PM in conference room 414.
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EET deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 03-11-19 2:45PM in conference room 414.
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EET has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-19 2:45PM in conference room 414.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to EET, CPH.
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 57).
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong, Okimoto voting no (2) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Belatti, Cachola, Har, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong, Onishi; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, Mizuno.
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Committee
Reported from EEP/EDB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 396) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Kitagawa, Eli, Johanson, Quinlan, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Wildberger, Tarnas, Todd, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Har; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Thielen.
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to EEP/EDB, CPC, referral sheet 4
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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