Public Utilities Commission: quorum for the transaction of business.

Plain English Breakdown

The summary does not provide specific details about the nature of the non-substantive changes being made, leaving this aspect unclear.

Public Utilities Commission: Quorum Rules

The bill makes minor, non-substantive changes to the rules about how many members of the Public Utilities Commission need to be present to conduct official business.

What This Bill Does

• Changes a rule about how many people from the Public Utilities Commission must be there to make decisions or take action.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Public Utilities Commission

Terms To Know

quorum

The minimum number of members needed for a group to make decisions or take action.

commissioners

People who are part of the Public Utilities Commission and help make decisions about public utilities.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not change what the commission does or who it regulates.
• The exact nature of the non-substantive changes is not detailed in the summary text.
• It is unclear what specific nonsubstantive changes will be made.

Official Summary Text

SB 708, as introduced, Alvarado-Gil.
Public Utilities Commission: quorum for the transaction of business.
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities. The California Constitution provides that the commission consists of 5 members appointed by the Governor and approved by the Senate. Existing law, the Public Utilities Act, provides that a majority of the commissioners constitutes a quorum for the transaction of any business, for the performance of any duty, or for the exercise of any power of the commission.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the latter provision.

Current Bill Text

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