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Senate committee advances bill requiring annual California Energy Commission report to Legislature
Summary
The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications voted unanimously to pass SB 491, which would require the chair of the California Energy Commission to appear annually before the Legislature to report on the commission’s clean energy plans and responsibilities; the measure was referred to Appropriations.
SB 491, a bill that would require the chair of the California Energy Commission (CEC) to appear annually before the Legislature to report on the commission’s clean energy plans and responsibilities, was advanced unanimously by the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications on a 16–0 vote.
Senator Laird, the bill’s author, told the committee the measure is intended to create “meaningful engagement with the Legislature” and improve transparency and accountability about the commission’s work. "This bill you've seen…
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