CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 1279

Introduced by Senator Borgeas

February 21, 2020

An act to amend Section 701 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 1279, as introduced, Borgeas. Public utilities: Public Utilities Commission.
The California Constitution establishes the Public Utilities Commission with jurisdiction over all public utilities. The California Constitution grants the commission certain general powers over all public utilities, subject to control by the Legislature, and authorizes the Legislature, unlimited by the other provisions of the Constitution, to confer additional authority and jurisdiction upon the commission that is cognate and germane to the regulation of public utilities. The Public Utilities Act authorizes the commission to supervise and regulate every public utility, and to do all things necessary and convenient in the exercise of its power and jurisdiction.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the Public Utilities Act provisions described above.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 701 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:

701.
 The commission may supervise and regulate every public utility in the State this state and may do all things, whether specifically designated in this part or in addition thereto, which that are necessary and convenient in the exercise of such its power and jurisdiction.