California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 841 — Telecommunications: universal service: Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 685, Statutes of 2011.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • 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

(1) Existing law, the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, establishes a program of cooperative federalism for the regulation of telecommunications to attain the goal of local competition, while implementing specific, predictable, and sufficient federal and state mechanisms to preserve and advance universal service, consistent with certain universal service principles. Existing law authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to supervise and regulate every public utility in the state, including telephone corporations. Existing law establishes 6 funds in the State Treasury through which the state's universal service programs are funded. Under existing law, moneys in the funds may only be expended for specified purposes and upon appropriation in the annual Budget Act or upon supplemental appropriation. This bill would require the commission to require interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers to collect and remit surcharges on their California intrastate revenues in support of the universal service funds. (2) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 685, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2077.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 11).

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  11. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1704.).

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 27).

  14. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.

  16. Measure version as amended on May 11 corrected.

  17. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. Read second time and amended.

  19. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 9).

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

  21. Read second time and amended.

  22. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on U. & C. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 4).

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

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

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

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Buchanan · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Buchanan

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

3rd Reading AB841 Buchanan By Padilla Urgency Clause

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6003
Total 6003
% of votes cast 67%0%0%33%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Runner — Not Voting
Lieu — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Fuller — Yea
Rubio — Yea
De León — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wright — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 841 BUCHANAN Third Reading Urgency

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 74003
Democratic 1000
Republican 2000
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Carter — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Allen — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Norby — Yea
Perea — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Gatto — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Davis — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hill — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Norby — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13001
Democratic 1000
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Not Voting
Furutani — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Knight — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Ma — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Utilities and Commerce.

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13001
Democratic 1000
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Furutani — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Buchanan — Yea
Knight — Yea
Ma — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 841 do?
(1) Existing law, the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, establishes a program of cooperative federalism for the regulation of telecommunications to attain the goal of local competition, while implementing specific, predictable, and sufficient federal and state mechanisms to preserve and advance universal service, consistent with certain universal service principles. Existing law authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to supervise and regulate every public utility in the state, including telephone corporations. Existing law establishes 6 funds in the State Treasury through which the state's universal service programs are funded. Under existing law, moneys in the funds may only be expended for specified purposes and upon appropriation in the annual Budget Act or upon supplemental appropriation. This bill would require the commission to require interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers to collect and remit surcharges on their California intrastate revenues in support of the universal service funds. (2) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 841?
AB 841 is sponsored by Buchanan.
What is the current status of AB 841?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2011. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 841?
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