California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 2545 — Prepaid communications services: taxes: fees: surcharges: report.

Last action — Died on Senate inactive file.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations, except to the extent regulation of commercial mobile radio service is preempted by federal regulation. This bill would require the PUC, within 60 days of the effective date of the bill, to conduct a public process to consult with, and hear comments from, interested parties, as described, for the purpose of developing recommendations for an equitable and uniform method of collecting state and local communications taxes, fees, and surcharges from prepaid communications end-user consumers, and to report those recommendations to the Legislature. This bill would also make legislative findings and declarations regarding equitable contributions to the funding of state and local communications services and programs by consumers of prepaid communications services.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died on Senate inactive file.

  2. To inactive file on motion of Senator Lowenthal.

  3. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  4. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 12).

  5. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  6. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 15).

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

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

  9. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5161.)

  10. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  11. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 5).

  12. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 19).

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

  14. Read first time.

  15. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  16. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • De La Torre · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • De La Torre

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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

Do pass as amended.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

Official roll call →

Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7002
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 9002
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Florez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Wright — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 2545 DE LA TORRE Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83002
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 88003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Skinner — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa 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 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18000
Democratic 1000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Conway — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Coto — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Norby — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15001
Total 15001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Tom — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Villines — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Ma — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2545 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations, except to the extent regulation of commercial mobile radio service is preempted by federal regulation. This bill would require the PUC, within 60 days of the effective date of the bill, to conduct a public process to consult with, and hear comments from, interested parties, as described, for the purpose of developing recommendations for an equitable and uniform method of collecting state and local communications taxes, fees, and surcharges from prepaid communications end-user consumers, and to report those recommendations to the Legislature. This bill would also make legislative findings and declarations regarding equitable contributions to the funding of state and local communications services and programs by consumers of prepaid communications services.
Who sponsors AB 2545?
AB 2545 is sponsored by De La Torre.
What is the current status of AB 2545?
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 2545?
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