Senate Energy Utilities and Communications Committee

Amended Daylight Savings Bill Survives Suspension Day But Faces Difficulties Ahead

May 20, 2024 12:00 pmMay 21, 2024 9:51 am

A bill that would have originally banned daylight savings time in California, but was later amended to create a study on the benefits and negatives of doing so, continues to face a difficult road ahead this week despite recently surviving...

Bi-Partisan Support for Tidal and Wave Energy Bill

June 20, 2023 12:41 pmJune 20, 2023 12:42 pm

Senate Bill 605, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-Chula Vista), would specifically require the Energy Commission and the Ocean Protection Council to commence a comprehensive, collaborative study to evaluate the feasibility and benefits of using wave energy and tidal energy...

California Oil Prioritization Bill Unanimously Passes Sen. Environmental Quality Committee

March 29, 2023 5:21 pmMarch 30, 2023 4:17 pm

A bill to prioritize California oil production over certain foreign imports was passed unanimously by the Senate Environmental Quality Committee on Wednesday, less than a day after Governor Gavin Newsom signed the SBx1-2 oil company oversight bill into law. Senate...

Water Rate Assistance Fund Bill To Face Tougher Senate Committees This Month

April 16, 2021 11:42 am

A Senate bill that would create a water rate assistance fund for low-income rate payers experiencing economic hardship is to go in front of another difficult Senate committee soon following passage of the bill in the Senate Energy, Utilities and...

Lawmakers Kill $3.5 Billion Wildfire And Climate Change Bill

August 31, 2020 5:52 pm

On Sunday, a bill that would have raised $3.5 billion in wildfire and climate change projects by extending utility fees, as well as establish funds to pay for expenditure plans, was halted by Lawmakers only 5 days after being introduced...

Energy Efficient School HVAC, Electric Car Bill Approaches Committee Vote

August 18, 2020 6:22 am

This week, a bill that proposes to both update heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in schools to more energy efficient units and accelerate approvals for electric and zero-emission vehicle infrastructure will face one of the final votes needed...

Bill that Cracks Down on Planned Utility Blackouts Passes Senate Committee

January 16, 2020 4:11 pmJanuary 17, 2020 4:15 pm

The third time was the charm for the twice defeated planned blackout bill SB 378 as it passed the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee after rejections in March and September of 2019. $250,000 per hour fines Under SB 378, ...