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California 2003-2004 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 720 — Telecommunications services.

Last action September 25, 2003 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 531, Statutes of 2003.

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Passed Senate
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Passed Assembly
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To Executive
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Enacted

This bill died with 2003-2004 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Chaptered 09/25/03 - Chaptered Current pdf September 25, 2003
Enrolled 09/09/03 - Enrolled pdf September 09, 2003
Amended 08/18/03 - Amended Assembly pdf August 18, 2003
Amended 07/01/03 - Amended Assembly pdf July 01, 2003
Amended 04/22/03 - Amended Senate pdf April 22, 2003
Amended 04/01/03 - Amended Senate pdf April 01, 2003
Introduced 02/21/03 - Introduced pdf February 21, 2003
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Action History

September 25, 2003
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 531, Statutes of 2003.
September 24, 2003
Approved by Governor.
September 15, 2003
Enrolled. To Governor at 10 a.m.
September 09, 2003
Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 26. Noes 12. Page 2448.) To enrollment.
September 04, 2003
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 25. Page 3408.) To Senate.
September 02, 2003
Read second time. To third reading.
August 29, 2003
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 7.)
August 20, 2003
Placed on Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.
August 18, 2003
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to committee.
July 09, 2003
From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.
July 01, 2003
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to committee.
June 30, 2003
To Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce.
May 08, 2003
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 1. Page 859.) To Assembly.
May 08, 2003
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
April 22, 2003
Read second time. Amended. To third reading.
April 21, 2003
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 508.)
April 01, 2003
Set for hearing April 8.
April 01, 2003
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to committee.
March 20, 2003
Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications.
March 13, 2003
To Standing Committee on Rules.
February 24, 2003
Read first time.
February 22, 2003
From print. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
February 21, 2003
Introduced. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Bowen

Co-sponsors (1)

Alarcon

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

unfinished business sb720 bowen

September 09, 2003

Passed 26 Yea · 12 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	26	12	0	0
Total	26	12	0	0
% of votes cast	68%	32%	0%	0%

How each member voted (38)

Member	Party	Vote
Dunn	—	Yea
Escutia	—	Yea
Figueroa	—	Yea
Karnette	—	Yea
Kuehl	—	Yea
Machado	—	Yea
McPherson	—	Yea
Murray	—	Yea
Ortiz	—	Yea
Perata	—	Yea
Scott	—	Yea
Sher	—	Yea
Soto	—	Yea
Speier	—	Yea
Vasconcellos	—	Yea
Vincent	—	Yea
Ackerman	—	Nay
Battin	—	Nay
Brulte	—	Nay
Margett	—	Nay
Morrow	—	Nay
Oller	—	Nay
Poochigian	—	Nay
Denham	—	Nay
Ashburn	—	Nay
Romero	—	Yea
Cedillo	—	Yea
Chesbro	—	Yea
Alarcon	—	Yea
Alpert	—	Yea
Bowen	—	Yea
Burton	—	Yea
Aanestad	—	Nay
Hollingsworth	—	Nay
Knight	—	Nay
Torlakson	—	Yea
Ducheny	—	Yea
Florez	—	Yea

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sb 720 bowen senate third reading by berg

September 04, 2003

Passed 56 Yea · 28 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	52	26	0	1
Democratic	4	1	0	0
Republican	0	1	0	0
Total	56	28	0	1
% of votes cast	66%	33%	0%	1%

How each member voted (85)

Member	Party	Vote
Hancock	—	Yea
Chu	—	Yea
Kehoe	—	Yea
Cogdill	—	Yea
Berg	—	Yea
Bermudez	—	Yea
Campbell	—	Yea
Canciamilla	—	Yea
Chan	—	Yea
Chavez	—	Yea
Levine	—	Yea
Liu	—	Yea
Cohn	—	Yea
Diaz	—	Yea
Dutra	—	Yea
Dymally	—	Yea
Frommer	—	Yea
Garcia	—	Yea
Goldberg	—	Yea
Jerome	—	Yea
Horton	—	Yea
Koretz	—	Yea
Lieber	—	Yea
Longville	—	Yea
Lowenthal	—	Yea
Maddox	—	Yea
Matthews	—	Yea
Benoit	—	Yea
Montanez	—	Yea
Nakano	—	Yea
Nation	—	Yea
Negrete	—	Yea
Nunez	—	Yea
Parra	—	Yea
Richman	—	Yea
Salinas	—	Yea
Wesson	—	Yea
Aghazarian	—	Nay
Bogh	—	Nay
Daucher	—	Nay
Yee	—	Yea
Haynes	—	Nay
Shirley	—	Nay
Horton	—	Nay
Houston	—	Nay
Keene	—	Nay
La	—	Nay
La	—	Nay
Suer	—	Nay
Leslie	—	Nay
Maze	—	Nay
McCarthy	—	Nay
Mountjoy	—	Nay
Nakanishi	—	Nay
Plescia	—	Nay
Runner	—	Nay
Samuelian	—	Nay
Spitzer	—	Nay
Firebaugh	—	Not Voting
Cox	—	Nay
McLeod	—	Yea
Oropeza	—	Yea
Pavley	—	Yea
Bates	—	Nay
Dutton	—	Nay
Ridley-Thomas	—	Yea
Simitian	—	Yea
Vargas	—	Yea
Wiggins	—	Yea
Wyland	—	Nay
Harman	—	Nay
Leno	—	Yea
Maldonado	—	Yea
Mullin	—	Yea
Steinberg	—	Yea
Wolk	—	Yea
Corbett	—	Yea
Correa	—	Yea
La Malfa	—	Nay
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Nay
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Nay

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Do pass.

August 29, 2003

Passed 18 Yea · 7 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	17	6	0	0
Democratic	1	1	0	1
Total	18	7	0	1
% of votes cast	69%	27%	0%	4%

How each member voted (26)

Member	Party	Vote
Berg	—	Yea
Diaz	—	Yea
Goldberg	—	Yea
Yee	—	Yea
Lieber	—	Yea
Nation	—	Yea
Negrete	—	Yea
Nunez	—	Yea
Daucher	—	Nay
Haynes	—	Nay
Runner	—	Nay
Samuelian	—	Nay
Levine	—	Yea
McLeod	—	Yea
Mullin	—	Yea
Pavley	—	Yea
Ridley-Thomas	—	Yea
Simitian	—	Yea
Wiggins	—	Yea
Bates	—	Nay
Maldonado	—	Nay
Steinberg	—	Yea
Correa	—	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Not Voting
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

July 07, 2003

Passed 12 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	2	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	10	4	0	1
Total	12	4	0	1
% of votes cast	71%	24%	0%	6%

How each member voted (17)

Member	Party	Vote
Campbell	—	Yea
Canciamilla	—	Yea
Diaz	—	Yea
Jerome	—	Yea
Horton	—	Yea
Maddox	—	Yea
Nunez	—	Yea
Richman	—	Yea
La	—	Nay
La	—	Nay
Suer	—	Nay
Wolk	—	Not Voting
Levine	—	Yea
Ridley-Thomas	—	Yea
La Malfa	—	Nay
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea

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senate 3rd reading sb720 bowen

May 08, 2003

Passed 34 Yea · 1 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	34	1	0	0
Total	34	1	0	0
% of votes cast	97%	3%	0%	0%

How each member voted (35)

Member	Party	Vote
Cedillo	—	Yea
Chesbro	—	Yea
Hollingsworth	—	Yea
Knight	—	Yea
Ackerman	—	Yea
Alpert	—	Yea
Ducheny	—	Yea
Battin	—	Yea
Bowen	—	Yea
Brulte	—	Yea
Burton	—	Yea
Escutia	—	Yea
Figueroa	—	Yea
Karnette	—	Yea
Kuehl	—	Yea
Machado	—	Yea
Margett	—	Yea
McPherson	—	Yea
Morrow	—	Yea
Murray	—	Yea
Oller	—	Yea
Ortiz	—	Yea
Perata	—	Yea
Poochigian	—	Yea
Scott	—	Yea
Sher	—	Yea
Soto	—	Yea
Speier	—	Yea
McClintock	—	Nay
Torlakson	—	Yea
Aanestad	—	Yea
Ashburn	—	Yea
Romero	—	Yea
Denham	—	Yea
Florez	—	Yea

Official roll call →

do pass as amended.

April 08, 2003

Passed 8 Yea · 1 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	8	1	0	0
Total	8	1	0	0
% of votes cast	89%	11%	0%	0%

How each member voted (9)

Member	Party	Vote
Alarcon	—	Yea
Battin	—	Yea
Bowen	—	Yea
Dunn	—	Yea
Morrow	—	Yea
Murray	—	Yea
Sher	—	Yea
Vasconcellos	—	Yea
McClintock	—	Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 720?: SB 720 is sponsored by Bowen and Alarcon.
What is the current status of SB 720?: This bill died with 2003-2004 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 720
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 2003-2004 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 21, 2003
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: Bowen

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