California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 920 — Alphabetical telephone directories: distribution.

Last action — Died on file.

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Existing law provides that, unless certain determinations are made by the commission about the impact of federal action, the commission has no jurisdiction or control over classified telephone directories (commonly known as yellow pages) or commercial advertising included as part of a telephone corporation's alphabetical telephone directories (commonly known as white pages) . Existing law requires the commission to require all telephone corporations that are local exchange carriers to include in their telephone directory information concerning emergency situations that may affect the telephone network. This bill would require a telephone corporation or one of its affiliates to allow any telephone service subscriber to opt out of receiving a telephone directory published by a telephone corporation. The bill would prohibit telephone corporations from delivering directories to subscribers who opt out of receiving a directory and require that a directory contain clear and conspicuous language regarding opting out of receiving future directories and recycling of the directory. The bill would require each 3rd-party vendor, as defined, as a contractual condition for receiving telephone subscriber information from the telephone corporation that is to be incorporated into a telephone directory, to allow any telephone service customer to opt out of receiving a telephone directory published by the 3rd-party vendor, to not deliver directories to subscribers who opt out of receiving a directory, and to include clear and conspicuous language on the front cover of the directory regarding opting out of receiving future directories and recycling of the directory.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died on file.

  2. Placed on inactive file on request of Senator Yee.

  3. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 3787.)

  4. Reconsideration granted.

  5. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Yee.

  6. Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 12. Noes 18. Page 3787.)

  7. Read second time. Amended. To third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 4. Page 3593.)

  9. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. Set for hearing May 24.

  11. Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  12. Set for hearing May 17.

  13. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  14. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. Set for hearing May 10.

  16. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 4. Page 3298.)

  18. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

  19. Set for hearing April 20.

  20. To Com. on E., U., & C.

  21. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 4.

  22. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Blumenfield · Cosponsor
  • Brownley · Cosponsor
  • Salas · Cosponsor
  • DeSaulnier · Cosponsor
  • Wiggins · Cosponsor
  • Yee · Primary
  • Brian W. Jones · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Yee

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (115)

115 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Senate 3rd Reading SB920 Yee

Failed 12 Yea · 19 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 121608
Democratic 0200
Republican 0100
Total 121908
% of votes cast 31%49%0%21%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Florez — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Negrete — Nay
Runner — Nay
Harman — Nay
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Cogdill — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Nay
Huff — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Not Voting
McLeod — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Price — Not Voting
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Ducheny — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Wright — Nay
Aanestad — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Leno — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cox — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Senate 3rd Reading SB920 Yee Reconsider

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34002
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Harman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 6 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6401
Total 6401
% of votes cast 55%36%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Nay
Walters — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Denham — Nay

Official roll call →

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

Passed 6 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5301
Republican 0100
Democratic 1000
Total 6401
% of votes cast 55%36%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Lowenthal — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Wright — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Simitian — Yea
Cox — Not Voting
Florez — Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 920 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations. Existing law provides that, unless certain determinations are made by the commission about the impact of federal action, the commission has no jurisdiction or control over classified telephone directories (commonly known as yellow pages) or commercial advertising included as part of a telephone corporation's alphabetical telephone directories (commonly known as white pages) . Existing law requires the commission to require all telephone corporations that are local exchange carriers to include in their telephone directory information concerning emergency situations that may affect the telephone network. This bill would require a telephone corporation or one of its affiliates to allow any telephone service subscriber to opt out of receiving a telephone directory published by a telephone corporation. The bill would prohibit telephone corporations from delivering directories to subscribers who opt out of receiving a directory and require that a directory contain clear and conspicuous language regarding opting out of receiving future directories and recycling of the directory. The bill would require each 3rd-party vendor, as defined, as a contractual condition for receiving telephone subscriber information from the telephone corporation that is to be incorporated into a telephone directory, to allow any telephone service customer to opt out of receiving a telephone directory published by the 3rd-party vendor, to not deliver directories to subscribers who opt out of receiving a directory, and to include clear and conspicuous language on the front cover of the directory regarding opting out of receiving future directories and recycling of the directory.
Who sponsors SB 920?
SB 920 is sponsored by Blumenfield, Brownley, Salas, DeSaulnier, Wiggins, Yee, and Jones, Brian W. (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 920?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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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