Bill Sponsor
California Senate Bill 1130
Session 20232024
Electricity: Family Electric Rate Assistance: reports.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 13, 2024
First Action
Feb 13, 2024
Latest Action
Apr 8, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1130
State
California
Session
20232024
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Author
Senate Votes (2)
Motion Text
Placed on suspense file
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law requires the commission to continue a program of assistance to residential customers of the state's 3 largest electrical corporations consisting of households of 3 or more persons with total household annual gross income levels between 200% and 250% of the federal poverty guideline level, which is referred to as the Family Electric Rate Assistance or FERA program. This bill would expand eligibility for the FERA program by eliminating the requirement that a household consist of 3 or more persons. The bill would require the commission, by March 1, 2025, and each year thereafter, to require the state's 3 largest electrical corporations to report on their efforts to enroll customers in the FERA program. The bill would require the commission, by June 1, 2025, and each year thereafter, to review each electrical corporation's report to ensure it has sufficiently enrolled eligible households in the FERA program commensurate with the proportion of households the commission determines to be eligible within the electrical corporation's service territory. If the commission, in its review of a report, determines an electrical corporation has not sufficiently enrolled eligible households in the FERA program, the bill would require the commission to require the electrical corporation to develop a strategy and plan to sufficiently enroll eligible households within 3 years of the adoption of the strategy and plan. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act, or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission, is a crime. Because the provisions of this bill would be codified in the act and would require action by the commission, a violation of which 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.
Actions (7)
04/08/2024
Senate
April 8 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
03/28/2024
Senate
Set for hearing April 8.
03/19/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0. Page 3349.) (March 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
03/06/2024
Senate
Set for hearing March 19.
02/21/2024
Senate
Referred to Com. on E., U. & C.
02/14/2024
Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
02/13/2024
Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 14, 2024 12:18:58 PM
Record Updated
Apr 10, 2024 12:23:00 PM