California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1184 — Automatic dialing-announcing devices: governmental officials.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.

Summary

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations, as defined. Existing law authorizes the commission to control and regulate the use of automatic dialing-announcing devices, which are automatic equipment that incorporate a storage capability of telephone numbers to be called or a random or sequential number generator capable of producing numbers to be called and that is capable, working alone or in conjunction with other equipment, to disseminate a prerecorded message to the telephone number being called. Existing law, with specified exceptions, prohibits the use of automatic dialing-announcing devices. This bill would also exempt from the above prohibition the use of automatic dialing-announcing devices by a state or local public official, as defined, for a governmental purpose, and would require the commission to determine what is not a governmental purpose for purposes of this provision. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Held under submission.

  3. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  4. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  5. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  6. Read second time, amended, and to third reading.

  7. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 7).

  8. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  9. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

  11. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  12. Referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

  13. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  14. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1558.)

  15. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  16. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 11).

  17. Re-referred to Com. on U. & C.

  18. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & C. Read second time and amended.

  19. Referred to Com. on U. & C.

  20. Read first time.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.

  22. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Adams · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Adams

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wolk — Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8000
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Lowenthal — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 1184 ADAMS Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5000
Unaffiliated 81003
Republican 3000
Total 89003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Charles — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
Saldana — Not Voting
Price — Not Voting
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Cook — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Not Voting
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Democratic 1000
Total 15001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea

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Subjects

public-safety technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1184 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations, as defined. Existing law authorizes the commission to control and regulate the use of automatic dialing-announcing devices, which are automatic equipment that incorporate a storage capability of telephone numbers to be called or a random or sequential number generator capable of producing numbers to be called and that is capable, working alone or in conjunction with other equipment, to disseminate a prerecorded message to the telephone number being called. Existing law, with specified exceptions, prohibits the use of automatic dialing-announcing devices. This bill would also exempt from the above prohibition the use of automatic dialing-announcing devices by a state or local public official, as defined, for a governmental purpose, and would require the commission to determine what is not a governmental purpose for purposes of this provision. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 1184?
AB 1184 is sponsored by Adams.
What is the current status of AB 1184?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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.
Where can I track AB 1184?
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