California Senate Bill 1221
Session 20232024
Gas corporations: ceasing service: priority neighborhood decarbonization zones.
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Passed Assembly on Aug 31, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1221
State
California
Session
20232024
Dave Min
grade
Author
Motion Text
Unfinished Business SB1221 Min Concurrence
Senate Roll Call Votes
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Summary
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. Existing law requires every public utility to furnish and maintain adequate, efficient, just and reasonable service, instrumentalities, equipment, and facilities as are necessary to promote the safety, health, comfort, and convenience of its patrons, employees, and the public.
This bill would require each gas corporation, on or before July 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, to submit to the commission a map containing certain information, including the location of all potential gas distribution line replacement projects identified in its distribution integrity management plan and other foreseeable gas distribution pipeline replacements. The bill would require the commission, on or before January 1, 2026, to designate priority neighborhood decarbonization zones considering, among other things, the concentration of gas distribution line replacement projects identified in the maps. The bill would require the commission, on or before July 1, 2026, to establish a voluntary program to facilitate the cost-effective decarbonization of priority neighborhood decarbonization zones, as defined, not to exceed 30 pilot projects across the state and affecting no more than 1% of each gas corporation's customers within its service territory, except as provided. The bill would prohibit the commission from establishing pilot projects on or after January 1, 2030. The bill would require the commission to establish various processes, criteria, methodology, and requirements in administering the pilot projects, including by establishing the criteria and methodology for determining the cost-effectiveness of zero-emission alternatives, as defined, and establishing the appropriate rate of return and recovery period that a gas corporation is eligible to receive for their costs to implement zero-emission alternatives. The bill would authorize a gas corporation to cease providing, and would require the commission to relieve the gas corporation of its obligation to provide, service in an area within the gas corporation's service territory where a pilot project has been implemented if the commission determines that adequate substitute energy service is reasonably available to support the energy end uses of affected gas corporation customers, as provided. The bill would also require the commission to submit various reports to the relevant committees of the Legislature regarding the pilot projects, as provided. The bill would, except as provided, repeal the above-described provisions on January 1, 2031.
Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime.
Because the above requirements would be codified in the act and a violation of those requirements or a commission action implementing those requirements would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
02/15/24 - Introduced
February 15, 2024
03/18/24 - Amended Senate
March 18, 2024
04/25/24 - Amended Senate
April 25, 2024
06/20/24 - Amended Assembly
June 20, 2024
07/03/24 - Amended Assembly
July 3, 2024
08/19/24 - Amended Assembly
August 19, 2024
08/28/24 - Amended Assembly
August 28, 2024
09/06/24 - Enrolled
September 6, 2024
04/22/24- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications
April 22, 2024
05/10/24- Senate Appropriations
May 10, 2024
05/21/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
May 21, 2024
06/30/24- Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy
June 30, 2024
08/05/24- Assembly Appropriations
August 5, 2024
08/21/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 21, 2024
08/30/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 30, 2024
08/31/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 31, 2024
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09/12/2024
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
08/31/2024
Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 8.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
08/31/2024
Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
08/31/2024
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
08/29/2024
Assembly
Ordered to third reading.
08/29/2024
Assembly
Withdrawn from committee.
08/29/2024
Assembly
Assembly Rule 96 suspended.
08/28/2024
Assembly
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
08/28/2024
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.
08/20/2024
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/19/2024
Assembly
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
08/15/2024
Assembly
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 15).
08/07/2024
Assembly
August 7 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
07/03/2024
Assembly
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
07/02/2024
Assembly
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (July 1).
06/20/2024
Assembly
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.
06/17/2024
Assembly
June 19 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
05/28/2024
Assembly
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
05/22/2024
Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
05/21/2024
Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 4086.) Ordered to the Assembly.
05/16/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/16/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3976.) (May 16).
05/14/2024
Senate
Set for hearing May 16.
05/13/2024
Senate
May 13 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
05/03/2024
Senate
Set for hearing May 13.
04/29/2024
Senate
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/29/2024
Senate
Withdrawn from committee.
04/25/2024
Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
04/23/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L., P.E. & R. (Ayes 14. Noes 4. Page 3701.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
04/17/2024
Senate
Set for hearing April 22.
04/15/2024
Senate
April 16 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
04/04/2024
Senate
Set for hearing April 16.
04/03/2024
Senate
Re-referred to Coms. on E., U. & C. and L., P.E. & R.
03/18/2024
Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
02/29/2024
Senate
Referred to Com. on RLS.
02/16/2024
Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
02/15/2024
Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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