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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 479

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Public Service Commission intervenor grants and making an appropriation.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law allows certain persons who are not public utilities to intervene in

proceedings before the Public Service Commission (PSC), and allows the PSC to

compensate such persons for their intervention costs. This bill requires the PSC to

provide $300,000 in annual grants from the appropriation for such compensation to

a nonprofit corporation that has a history of advocating on behalf of residential

ratepayers for affordable rates. The grants must be used to offset the general

expenses of the corporation, including salary, benefit, rent, and utility expenses. In

addition, the bill increases the appropriation to cover the grants, and changes the

appropriation from an annual to a biennial appropriation.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Risser (D)

1 cosponsors

Pocan (D)

Full history

  1. Jan 22, 2010 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Risser;Cosponsored by Representative Pocan

  2. Jan 22, 2010 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail

  3. Feb 18, 2010 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1