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ASSEMBLY BILL 191 (GOGGIN – 1984)
CHAPTER 1402, STATUTES OF 1984, SB 191
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As enacted, Assembly Bill 191 was a single section bill affecting only Publiic Resources Code section 25402, relating to energy applicance standards. (See Exhibit #1g) Assembly Bill 191 was introduced on January 4, 1983 by Assembly member Goggin. (See Exhibit #1a)
Assembly Bill 191 was assigned to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Energy and Public Utilities where policy issues raised by the bill were considered. (See Exhibits #3 and #8) The fiscal ramifications of the bill were considered by the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance. (See Exhibits #2, #5, and #10) Two amendments were made to Assembly Bill 191 by the Assembly and two were made by the Senate. (See Exhibits #1b through #1e and #2) When Assembly Bill 191 was returned to the Assembly, the Senate’s amendments were reviewed and rejected. Consequently, Assembly Bill 191 was assigned to a Conference Committee. (See Exhibit A, #2) The purpose of a Conference Committee is to bring together six legislators, three from each House, in an attempt to reach a compromise on a bill’s language which is acceptable to both the Assembly and the Senate.
The Conference Committee on Assembly Bill 191 made amendments to the bill on that were accepted by the Assembly and the Senate on August 31, 1984. (See Exhibit #1f)
Following legislative approval, Governor George Deukmejian signed Assembly Bill 191 on September 25, 1984 and it was recorded by the Secretary of State the following day as Chapter 1402 of the Statutes of 1984. (See Exhibit A, #1g and #2)
The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources analysis of Assembly Bill 191 gives the following digest of the bill as of the April 21, 1983 amendment:
This bill stabilizes the appliance efficiency standards adopted by the Energy Commission as of January 1, 1984 for a 5 year period. An exception is provided if an energy emergency is declared by the Governor. One year prior to any final adoption, the Commission must report the proposed new standards and their effects on energy savings, consumers and the appliance industry. Any new standards adopted must expressly include the views of ASHRAE 90, a report of the industry technical advisory group.
In addition, the bill places the enforcement of the bill on the manufacturing sector and deletes any impact on the inventory of retailers who hold goods manufactured prior to the date that such standards took effect. Such prior nonconforming goods if already within the state may be sold. New appliances manufactured to the California Standards are to be so identified with a seal of compliance affixed by the manufacturer.
(See Exhibit #3a, pages 2 and 3)