BILL ANALYSIS SB 1198 Page 1 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |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 | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- APPROPRIATIONS 17-0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Ayes:|Fuentes, Conway, | | | | |Bradford, | | | | |Charles Calderon, Coto, | | | | |Davis, | | | | |De Leon, Gatto, Hall, | | | | |Harkey, Miller, Nielsen, | | | | |Norby, Skinner, Solorio, | | | | |Torlakson, Torrico | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Page 2 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