California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 208 — Consumer Call Protection Act of 2019.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 471, Statutes of 2019.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations. Existing law, with specified exceptions, directs the commission to require any call identification service offered by a telephone corporation, or by any other person or corporation that makes use of the facilities of a telephone corporation, to allow the caller to withhold, on an individual basis, the display of the caller's telephone number from the telephone instrument of the individual receiving the call. However, existing law prohibits a caller from withholding the display of the caller's business telephone number when that number is being used for telemarketing purposes. Existing federal law, with certain exceptions, makes it unlawful for any person within the United States, in connection with any telecommunications service or internet protocol enabled voice service, to cause any caller identification service to knowingly transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value and authorizes the chief legal officer of a state, or any other state officer authorized by law to bring actions on behalf of the residents of a state, to bring a civil action on behalf of the residents of the state in an appropriate district court of the United States to enforce this prohibition. This bill would require a telecommunications service provider, on or before January 1, 2021, to implement specified technological protocols or alternative technology that provides comparable or superior capability to verify and authenticate caller identification for calls carried over an internet protocol network. The bill would authorize the commission and the Attorney General to bring an action pursuant to the above-described federal law and would authorize the commission, at the request of the Attorney General, to work with the Attorney General for the purpose of enforcing specified parts of that law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 471, Statutes of 2019.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 4. Page 2831.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 3185.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (July 10).

  11. July 3 hearing postponed by committee.

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

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

  15. Referred to Coms. on C. & C. and P. & C.P.

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

  17. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 5. Page 1028.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  20. Set for hearing May 6.

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

  22. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 653.) (April 9).

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

  24. Set for hearing April 9.

  25. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 1. Page 464.) (March 27). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  26. Set for hearing March 27.

  27. Referred to Coms. on E., U. & C. and JUD.

  28. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 7.

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

Sponsors

  • Hueso · Primary
  • Hertzberg · Cosponsor
  • Hill · Cosponsor
  • Wilk · Cosponsor
  • Cristina Garcia · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hueso

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (117)

117 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

Unfinished Business SB208 Hueso et al. Concurrence

Passed 35 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 24201
Democratic 10000
Republican 1200
Total 35401
% of votes cast 88%10%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Chang — Yea
Pan — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Moorlach — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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SB 208 Hueso Senate Third Reading By Gabriel

Passed 69 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46006
Democratic 22000
Republican 1004
Total 690010
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Fong — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Salas — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Ting — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Low — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Wood — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chu — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Weber — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Voepel — Not Voting
Brough — Not Voting
Mathis — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Frazier — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5000
Unaffiliated 8203
Total 13203
% of votes cast 72%11%0%17%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Fong — Nay
Brough — Nay
Obernolte — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea

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

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 6000
Unaffiliated 4000
Republican 0001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Kiley — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Smith — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]

Passed 10 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6201
Democratic 4000
Total 10201
% of votes cast 77%15%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Brough — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Jim Patterson — Nay
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea

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3rd Reading SB208 Hueso et al.

Passed 32 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22401
Democratic 9000
Republican 1100
Total 32501
% of votes cast 84%13%0%3%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hill — Yea
Roth — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Chang — Yea
Pan — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Borgeas — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6103
Democratic 3000
Total 9103
% of votes cast 69%8%0%23%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Dodd — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Hill — Not Voting
Chang — Not Voting
Moorlach — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 208 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations. Existing law, with specified exceptions, directs the commission to require any call identification service offered by a telephone corporation, or by any other person or corporation that makes use of the facilities of a telephone corporation, to allow the caller to withhold, on an individual basis, the display of the caller's telephone number from the telephone instrument of the individual receiving the call. However, existing law prohibits a caller from withholding the display of the caller's business telephone number when that number is being used for telemarketing purposes. Existing federal law, with certain exceptions, makes it unlawful for any person within the United States, in connection with any telecommunications service or internet protocol enabled voice service, to cause any caller identification service to knowingly transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value and authorizes the chief legal officer of a state, or any other state officer authorized by law to bring actions on behalf of the residents of a state, to bring a civil action on behalf of the residents of the state in an appropriate district court of the United States to enforce this prohibition. This bill would require a telecommunications service provider, on or before January 1, 2021, to implement specified technological protocols or alternative technology that provides comparable or superior capability to verify and authenticate caller identification for calls carried over an internet protocol network. The bill would authorize the commission and the Attorney General to bring an action pursuant to the above-described federal law and would authorize the commission, at the request of the Attorney General, to work with the Attorney General for the purpose of enforcing specified parts of that law.
Who sponsors SB 208?
SB 208 is sponsored by Hueso, Hertzberg, Hill, Wilk, and Cristina Garcia.
What is the current status of SB 208?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2019. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 208?
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