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California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 912 — Telecommunications: Emergency Telephone Users Surcharge.

Last action October 11, 2009 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 489, Statutes of 2009.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
1 sponsor

1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the State Emergency Telephone Number Account in the General Fund, pursuant to which funds derived from a surcharge imposed on amounts paid by every person in the state for intrastate telephone communication service may be appropriated by the Legislature for specified purposes, including costs of administering, operating, and maintaining the state "911" emergency telephone number system. This bill would specify that a minimum of 0.50% of the charges for intrastate telephone communications services and VoIP service to which the surcharge applies be spent for those specified purposes and costs, including, until December 31, 2011, a maximum of 0.25% of the charges for intrastate telephone communications services and VoIP service to which the surcharge applies for a one-time payment to Primary Public Safety Answering Points for personnel costs, as specified.

Bill Text

Chaptered 10/11/09 - Chaptered Current pdf October 11, 2009
Enrolled 09/09/09 - Enrolled pdf September 09, 2009
Amended 08/17/09 - Amended Senate pdf August 17, 2009
Amended 06/01/09 - Amended Assembly pdf June 01, 2009
Amended 04/27/09 - Amended Assembly pdf April 27, 2009
Introduced 02/26/09 - Introduced pdf February 26, 2009
AB912 View text html

Action History

October 11, 2009
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 489, Statutes of 2009.
October 11, 2009
Approved by the Governor.
September 11, 2009
Enrolled and to the Governor at 7 p.m.
September 03, 2009
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 48. Noes 25. Page 2992.)
September 01, 2009
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
August 31, 2009
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 10. Page 2008.)
August 19, 2009
Read second time. To third reading.
August 18, 2009
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) (August 17).
August 17, 2009
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
July 08, 2009
Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
July 08, 2009
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (July 7).
June 22, 2009
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
June 18, 2009
Referred to Coms. on E., U., & C. and REV. & TAX.
June 04, 2009
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
June 03, 2009
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 28. Page 2066.)
June 02, 2009
Read second time. To third reading.
June 01, 2009
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
May 29, 2009
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).
May 13, 2009
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
April 30, 2009
(Ayes 48. Noes 22. Page 1168.)
April 30, 2009
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
April 28, 2009
Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
April 27, 2009
Read second time and amended.
April 23, 2009
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (April 20).
March 26, 2009
Referred to Coms. on U. & C. and REV. & TAX.
February 27, 2009
From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
February 26, 2009
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Torres

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 912 TORRES Concurrence in Senate Amendments

September 03, 2009

Passed 56 Yea · 27 Nay · 8 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	53	25	0	7
Democratic	2	0	0	1
Republican	1	2	0	0
Total	56	27	0	8
% of votes cast	62%	30%	0%	9%

How each member voted (91)

Member	Party	Vote
Hall	—	Yea
Beall	—	Yea
Eng	—	Yea
Evans	—	Yea
Fuentes	—	Yea
Fuller	—	Nay
De	—	Yea
La	—	Yea
Torre	—	Yea
De	—	Yea
Leon	—	Yea
Yamada	—	Yea
Fong	—	Yea
Bonnie	—	Yea
Lowenthal	—	Yea
V.	—	Yea
Manuel	—	Yea
Perez	—	Yea
John	—	Yea
A.	—	Yea
Perez	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Salas	—	Yea
Saldana	—	Yea
Carter	—	Yea
Chesbro	—	Yea
Conway	—	Nay
Tom	—	Nay
Furutani	—	Yea
Garrick	—	Nay
Gilmore	—	Yea
Harkey	—	Nay
Hayashi	—	Yea
Fletcher	—	Nay
Audra	—	Nay
Bass	—	Yea
Blakeslee	—	Nay
Cook	—	Nay
Duvall	—	Nay
Hill	—	Yea
Huber	—	Yea
Knight	—	Nay
Krekorian	—	Yea
Logue	—	Nay
Mendoza	—	Yea
Miller	—	Nay
Nava	—	Yea
Nestande	—	Nay
Ruskin	—	Yea
Silva	—	Nay
Skinner	—	Yea
Smyth	—	Nay
Swanson	—	Yea
Torlakson	—	Yea
Torrico	—	Yea
Bill	—	Not Voting
Charles	—	Not Voting
Hagman	—	Not Voting
Jeffries	—	Not Voting
Villines	—	Nay
Adams	—	Nay
Ammiano	—	Yea
Anderson	—	Nay
Block	—	Not Voting
Blumenfield	—	Yea
Brownley	—	Yea
Buchanan	—	Yea
Hernandez	—	Yea
Huffman	—	Yea
Lieu	—	Yea
Ma	—	Yea
Monning	—	Yea
Nielsen	—	Nay
Solorio	—	Yea
Torres	—	Yea
Tran	—	Nay
Emmerson	—	Nay
Coto	—	Yea
Feuer	—	Yea
Davis	—	Not Voting
DeVore	—	Nay
Galgiani	—	Yea
Beth Gaines	—	Nay
Bill Berryhill	—	Nay
Bill Berryhill	—	Not Voting
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Not Voting
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Nay
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB912 Torres By Wolk

August 31, 2009

Passed 23 Yea · 10 Nay · 8 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	22	9	0	7
Democratic	1	0	0	1
Republican	0	1	0	0
Total	23	10	0	8
% of votes cast	56%	24%	0%	20%

How each member voted (41)

Member	Party	Vote
Yee	—	Yea
Hancock	—	Not Voting
Corbett	—	Yea
Ducheny	—	Yea
Alquist	—	Yea
Benoit	—	Yea
Wyland	—	Not Voting
Lowenthal	—	Yea
Negrete	—	Yea
Runner	—	Nay
Cogdill	—	Nay
Harman	—	Not Voting
Hollingsworth	—	Not Voting
Huff	—	Nay
Kehoe	—	Yea
Ashburn	—	Not Voting
Dutton	—	Nay
McLeod	—	Yea
Oropeza	—	Yea
Price	—	Yea
Romero	—	Yea
Walters	—	Nay
Wiggins	—	Yea
Wolk	—	Yea
Wright	—	Yea
Aanestad	—	Nay
Leno	—	Yea
Liu	—	Yea
Maldonado	—	Yea
Pavley	—	Yea
Simitian	—	Not Voting
Steinberg	—	Yea
Cedillo	—	Yea
Correa	—	Nay
Cox	—	Nay
DeSaulnier	—	Not Voting
Denham	—	Nay
Florez	—	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Not Voting
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

August 17, 2009

Passed 8 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	8	4	0	1
Total	8	4	0	1
% of votes cast	62%	31%	0%	8%

How each member voted (13)

Member	Party	Vote
Yee	—	Yea
Hancock	—	Yea
Leno	—	Yea
Oropeza	—	Yea
Runner	—	Not Voting
Walters	—	Nay
Kehoe	—	Yea
Price	—	Yea
Wolk	—	Yea
Wyland	—	Nay
Corbett	—	Yea
Cox	—	Nay
Denham	—	Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Revenue and Taxation.

July 07, 2009

Passed 9 Yea · 2 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	7	1	0	0
Democratic	2	0	0	0
Republican	0	1	0	0
Total	9	2	0	0
% of votes cast	82%	18%	0%	0%

How each member voted (11)

Member	Party	Vote
Corbett	—	Yea
Lowenthal	—	Yea
Simitian	—	Yea
Wright	—	Yea
Benoit	—	Yea
Kehoe	—	Yea
Wiggins	—	Yea
Cox	—	Nay
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

AB 912 TORRES Assembly Third Reading

June 03, 2009

Passed 58 Yea · 31 Nay · 3 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	54	29	0	3
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Republican	1	2	0	0
Total	58	31	0	3
% of votes cast	63%	34%	0%	3%

How each member voted (92)

Member	Party	Vote
Carter	—	Yea
Evans	—	Yea
Fuentes	—	Yea
Chesbro	—	Yea
Furutani	—	Yea
Charles	—	Yea
Hall	—	Yea
Hayashi	—	Yea
De	—	Yea
La	—	Yea
Torre	—	Yea
De	—	Yea
Leon	—	Yea
Fong	—	Yea
Bonnie	—	Yea
Lowenthal	—	Yea
V.	—	Yea
Manuel	—	Yea
Perez	—	Yea
John	—	Yea
A.	—	Yea
Perez	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Salas	—	Yea
Saldana	—	Yea
Blumenfield	—	Yea
Hill	—	Yea
Huber	—	Yea
Krekorian	—	Yea
Lieu	—	Yea
Ma	—	Yea
Nava	—	Yea
Ruskin	—	Yea
Skinner	—	Yea
Swanson	—	Yea
Torlakson	—	Yea
Conway	—	Nay
Bill	—	Nay
Tom	—	Nay
Fuller	—	Nay
Fletcher	—	Nay
Audra	—	Nay
Hagman	—	Nay
Cook	—	Nay
Jeffries	—	Nay
Miller	—	Nay
Anderson	—	Nay
Bass	—	Yea
Blakeslee	—	Nay
Duvall	—	Nay
Silva	—	Nay
Smyth	—	Nay
Tran	—	Nay
Villines	—	Nay
Adams	—	Nay
Ammiano	—	Yea
Beall	—	Yea
Block	—	Not Voting
Brownley	—	Yea
Buchanan	—	Not Voting
Harkey	—	Nay
Hernandez	—	Yea
Huffman	—	Yea
Knight	—	Nay
Logue	—	Nay
Mendoza	—	Yea
Monning	—	Yea
Nestande	—	Nay
Nielsen	—	Nay
Price	—	Yea
Solorio	—	Yea
Torres	—	Yea
Torrico	—	Yea
Emmerson	—	Nay
Coto	—	Yea
Eng	—	Yea
Feuer	—	Yea
Davis	—	Yea
DeVore	—	Nay
Yamada	—	Not Voting
Galgiani	—	Yea
Garrick	—	Nay
Gilmore	—	Yea
Beth Gaines	—	Nay
Bill Berryhill	—	Nay
Bill Berryhill	—	Nay
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Yea
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Nay
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

May 28, 2009

Passed 16 Yea · 6 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	15	5	0	0
Democratic	1	0	0	0
Republican	0	1	0	0
Total	16	6	0	0
% of votes cast	73%	27%	0%	0%

How each member voted (22)

Member	Party	Vote
Hall	—	Yea
Charles	—	Yea
De	—	Yea
Leon	—	Yea
John	—	Yea
A.	—	Yea
Perez	—	Yea
Audra	—	Nay
Fuentes	—	Yea
Harkey	—	Nay
Duvall	—	Nay
Krekorian	—	Yea
Miller	—	Nay
Solorio	—	Yea
Ammiano	—	Yea
Nielsen	—	Nay
Price	—	Yea
Skinner	—	Yea
Torlakson	—	Yea
Davis	—	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Revenue and Taxation.

April 20, 2009

Passed 12 Yea · 4 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	11	4	0	2
Democratic	1	0	0	0
Total	12	4	0	2
% of votes cast	67%	22%	0%	11%

How each member voted (18)

Member	Party	Vote
Carter	—	Yea
Fuller	—	Nay
Furutani	—	Yea
De	—	Yea
La	—	Yea
Torre	—	Yea
Krekorian	—	Yea
Tom	—	Not Voting
Berryhill	—	Not Voting
Duvall	—	Nay
Skinner	—	Yea
Smyth	—	Nay
Swanson	—	Yea
Blakeslee	—	Nay
Huffman	—	Yea
Torrico	—	Yea
Fuentes	—	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety technology

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 912 do?: Existing law establishes the State Emergency Telephone Number Account in the General Fund, pursuant to which funds derived from a surcharge imposed on amounts paid by every person in the state for intrastate telephone communication service may be appropriated by the Legislature for specified purposes, including costs of administering, operating, and maintaining the state "911" emergency telephone number system. This bill would specify that a minimum of 0.50% of the charges for intrastate telephone communications services and VoIP service to which the surcharge applies be spent for those specified purposes and costs, including, until December 31, 2011, a maximum of 0.25% of the charges for intrastate telephone communications services and VoIP service to which the surcharge applies for a one-time payment to Primary Public Safety Answering Points for personnel costs, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 912?: AB 912 is sponsored by Torres.
What is the current status of AB 912?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2009. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: AB 912
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 2009-2010 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 26, 2009
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Torres

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