BILL NUMBER: SB 541INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Hill FEBRUARY 26, 2015 An act relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 541, as introduced, Hill. Public Utilities Commission: transportation companies. The California Constitution establishes the Public Utilities Commission, with jurisdiction over public utilities, and authorizes the commission to fix rates and establish rules for, among other things, the transportation of passengers and property by transportation companies. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve the regulation of transportation companies by the Public Utilities Commission. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve the regulation of transportation companies by the Public Utilities Commission.