California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 379 — Telecommunications: universal service: regulation.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 729, Statutes of 2012.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2011. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 17 sponsors

    1 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

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. The universal service principles include the principle that consumers in all regions of the nation, including low-income consumers and those in rural, insular, and high-cost areas, should have access to telecommunications and information services, including interexchange services and advanced telecommunications and information services, that are reasonably comparable to those services provided in urban areas and that are available at rates that are reasonably comparable to rates charged for similar services in urban areas. Existing law authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to supervise and regulate every public utility in the state, including telephone corporations, and to fix just and reasonable rates and charges for the public utility. Existing law establishes the state's universal service funds, including the California High-Cost Fund-A Administrative Committee Fund (CHCF-A) and the California High-Cost Fund-B Administrative Committee Fund (CHCF-B) , in the State Treasury, and provides that moneys in each of the state's universal service funds are the proceeds of rates and are held in trust for the benefit of ratepayers and to compensate telephone corporations for their costs of providing universal service. Moneys in the funds may only be expended to accomplish specified telecommunications universal service programs, upon appropriation in the annual Budget Act or upon supplemental appropriation. Existing law, until January 1, 2015, requires the commission to develop, implement, and maintain a suitable program to establish a fair and equitable local rate structure aided by universal service rate support to small independent telephone corporations that serve rural areas and are subject to rate-of-return regulation by the commission (the CHCF-A program) . This bill would revise the CHCF-A program to instead require the commission, until January 1, 2015, to exercise its regulatory authority to maintain the CHCF-A program to provide universal rate support to small independent telephone corporations in amounts sufficient to meet the revenue requirements established by the commission through rate-of-return regulation in furtherance of the state's universal service commitment to the continued affordability and widespread availability of safe, reliable, high-quality communications services in rural areas of the state. The bill would specify eligibility requirements for small independent telephone corporations to participate in the CHCF-A program and requirements for the commission in maintaining the program. This bill would require a small independent telephone corporation that receives support from the CHCF-A program to provide information regarding revenues derived from the provision of unregulated internet access service upon request from the commission and would require the commission to treat this information as confidential. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the provisions of this bill would be a part of the act and because a failure by a small independent telephone corporation that receives support from the CHCF-A program to provide information regarding revenues derived from unregulated internet access service when requested by the commission would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 729, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 9:45 a.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5009.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 4987.)

  6. Set for hearing August 29.

  7. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4854.) Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.

  8. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10.

  9. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6190.) Ordered to the Senate.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 16).

  14. Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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

  16. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 18).

  17. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & C.

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

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

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

  21. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  22. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 906.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  23. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  24. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  25. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  26. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  27. Set for hearing May 2.

  28. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 542.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  30. Set for hearing April 5.

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

  32. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.

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

Sponsors

  • Buchanan · Cosponsor
  • Cannella · Cosponsor
  • La Malfa · Cosponsor
  • Runner · Cosponsor
  • Conway · Cosponsor
  • Fuller · Primary
  • Shannon Grove · Cosponsor
  • Halderman · Cosponsor
  • Jeffries · Cosponsor
  • Logue · Cosponsor
  • Nielsen · Cosponsor
  • Olsen · Cosponsor
  • Perea · Cosponsor
  • Beth Gaines · Cosponsor
  • Beth Gaines · Cosponsor
  • Susan Rubio · Cosponsor
  • Bill Berryhill · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 105 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Fuller

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (105)

105 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB379 Fuller Concurrence

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35002
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Wyland — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
De León — Yea
Yee — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wright — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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From committee: That the Assembly Amendments be concurred in.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6005
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 8005
% of votes cast 62%0%0%38%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Corbett — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
De León — Not Voting
Simitian — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

SB 379 Fuller Senate Third Reading By OLSEN

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 75002
Democratic 1000
Republican 2000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Butler — Yea
Campos — Yea
Carter — Yea
Feuer — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Hill — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Conway — Yea
Allen — Yea
Knight — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Block — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Achadjian — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Norby — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cook — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

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

Official roll call →

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

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12003
Total 12003
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Furutani — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Not Voting
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea

Official roll call →

Special Consent #2

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37000
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Corbett — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — 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, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wright — Yea
De León — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Corbett — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 379 do?
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. The universal service principles include the principle that consumers in all regions of the nation, including low-income consumers and those in rural, insular, and high-cost areas, should have access to telecommunications and information services, including interexchange services and advanced telecommunications and information services, that are reasonably comparable to those services provided in urban areas and that are available at rates that are reasonably comparable to rates charged for similar services in urban areas. Existing law authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to supervise and regulate every public utility in the state, including telephone corporations, and to fix just and reasonable rates and charges for the public utility. Existing law establishes the state's universal service funds, including the California High-Cost Fund-A Administrative Committee Fund (CHCF-A) and the California High-Cost Fund-B Administrative Committee Fund (CHCF-B) , in the State Treasury, and provides that moneys in each of the state's universal service funds are the proceeds of rates and are held in trust for the benefit of ratepayers and to compensate telephone corporations for their costs of providing universal service. Moneys in the funds may only be expended to accomplish specified telecommunications universal service programs, upon appropriation in the annual Budget Act or upon supplemental appropriation. Existing law, until January 1, 2015, requires the commission to develop, implement, and maintain a suitable program to establish a fair and equitable local rate structure aided by universal service rate support to small independent telephone corporations that serve rural areas and are subject to rate-of-return regulation by the commission (the CHCF-A program) . This bill would revise the CHCF-A program to instead require the commission, until January 1, 2015, to exercise its regulatory authority to maintain the CHCF-A program to provide universal rate support to small independent telephone corporations in amounts sufficient to meet the revenue requirements established by the commission through rate-of-return regulation in furtherance of the state's universal service commitment to the continued affordability and widespread availability of safe, reliable, high-quality communications services in rural areas of the state. The bill would specify eligibility requirements for small independent telephone corporations to participate in the CHCF-A program and requirements for the commission in maintaining the program. This bill would require a small independent telephone corporation that receives support from the CHCF-A program to provide information regarding revenues derived from the provision of unregulated internet access service upon request from the commission and would require the commission to treat this information as confidential. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the provisions of this bill would be a part of the act and because a failure by a small independent telephone corporation that receives support from the CHCF-A program to provide information regarding revenues derived from unregulated internet access service when requested by the commission would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors SB 379?
SB 379 is sponsored by Buchanan, Cannella, La Malfa, Runner, Conway, Fuller, Grove, Shannon (Republican), Halderman, Jeffries, Logue, Nielsen, Olsen, Perea, Beth Gaines, Rubio, Susan (Democratic), and Bill Berryhill.
What is the current status of SB 379?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2011. Enacted.
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