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                                                                SB 1198
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        SENATE THIRD READING
        SB 1198 (Huff)
        As Amended  June 30, 2010
        Majority vote 

         SENATE VOTE  :24-9  
         
         UTILITIES & COMMERCE            12-1                NATURAL RESOURCES   
                    7-0                 
         
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        |Ayes:|Knight, Tom Berryhill,    |Ayes:|Gilmore, De Leon, Hill,   |
        |     |Buchanan, Carter,         |     |Huffman, Knight, Logue,   |
        |     |Fletcher, Fuentes,        |     |Skinner                   |
        |     |Fuller, Furutani, Ma,     |     |                          |
        |     |Davis, Swanson, Bradford  |     |                          |
        |     |                          |     |                          |
        |-----+--------------------------+-----+--------------------------|
        |Nays:|Huffman                   |     |                          |
        |     |                          |     |                          |
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         APPROPRIATIONS      17-0                                         
         
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        |Ayes:|Fuentes, Conway,          |     |                          |
        |     |Bradford,                 |     |                          |
        |     |Charles Calderon, Coto,   |     |                          |
        |     |Davis,                    |     |                          |
        |     |De Leon, Gatto, Hall,     |     |                          |
        |     |Harkey, Miller, Nielsen,  |     |                          |
        |     |Norby, Skinner, Solorio,  |     |                          |
        |     |Torlakson, Torrico        |     |                          |
        |     |                          |     |                          |
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         SUMMARY  :   Delays implementation of the California Energy Commission's  
        (CEC) television energy use labeling requirement until July 1, 2011,  
        to allow the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) time to develop and adopt  
        its own national energy efficiency labeling rule for televisions.  
        After that time, if FTC acts, FTC rules suspend CEC rules. If FTC does  
        not act, CEC rules prevail.

         FISCAL EFFECT:   Minor absorbable cost for CEC to conduct an  
        abbreviated rulemaking to modify its existing regulations and to  
        respond to public inquiries regarding the modification.








                                                                SB 1198
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         COMMENTS  :  California's Appliance Efficiency Regulations were  
        established in 1976 in response to a legislative mandate to reduce  
        California's energy consumption.  The regulations are updated  
        periodically to allow consideration and possible incorporation of new  
        energy efficiency technologies and methods. 

        As part of the Appliance Efficiency Regulations, in November 2009, CEC  
        adopted energy efficiency standards (Docket #09-AAER-1C) for new  
        televisions offered for sale in California beginning in 2011 and 2013.  
         

        The standards have no effect on existing televisions.  Televisions  
        sold in California, beginning January 1, 2011, will be required to be  
        permanently marked with the on-mode power consumption  in watts  and  
        list the same data in any publication website, document or retail  
        display that is used for selling the product.  

        Instead of listing consumption in watts, FTC rule would require each  
        television to have  energy costs  based on a uniform electricity rate of  
        11-cents per kWh.  The label would also have comparative information  
        to other televisions grouped by screen size. 


         Analysis Prepared by  :    DaVina Flemings / U. & C. / (916) 319-2083  
        FN: 0005651