BILL ANALYSIS Ó 1 SENATE ENERGY, UTILITIES AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE ALEX PADILLA, CHAIR SB 1195 - Padilla Hearing Date: April 29, 2014 S As Introduced: February 20, 2014 Non-FISCAL B 1 1 9 5 DESCRIPTION This bill repeals or modifies several sections of the Public Utilities Code which were added in 1996 as part of the deregulation of electricity in AB 1890 (Peace). COMMENTS 1. Author's Purpose . This is a code maintenance bill in which the author intends to revise, renumber and repeal sections of the Public Utilities Code which no longer have utility. 2. Code Clean-Up . The electricity crisis and gaming of the market which occurred in the early 2000s resulted in significant modifications to the market envisioned by AB 1890 making these statutes obsolete. Other code changes eliminate cross-references to the statutes being repealed. POSITIONS Sponsor: Author Support: None on file Oppose: None on file Kellie Smith SB 1195 Analysis Hearing Date: April 29, 2014