California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 394 — Telecommunications: Moore Universal Telephone Service Act.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 765, Statutes of 2021.

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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 11, 2021. 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 5 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. The Moore Universal Telephone Service Act established the lifeline telephone service program in order to provide low-income households with access to affordable basic residential telephone service. Existing law requires that a lifeline telephone service subscriber be provided with one lifeline subscription at the subscriber's principal place of residence, and provides that no other member of that subscriber's family or household, as defined, who maintains residence at that place is eligible for lifeline telephone service. This bill would revise the definition of "household" for these purposes and would authorize multiple lifeline telephone service subscribers to maintain the same address if they are not members of the same household.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 765, Statutes of 2021.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.

  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2606.) Ordered to the Senate.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 26).

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Referred to Com. on C. & C.

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 658.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  14. Set for hearing March 22.

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 499.) (March 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. Set for hearing March 15.

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

  18. Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)

  19. (Ayes 32. Noes 4.)

  20. Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.

  21. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 14.

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

Sponsors

  • Hueso · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Hueso

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SB 394 Hueso Senate Third Reading By Santiago

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 25001
Unaffiliated 44000
Republican 9000
Total 78001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Wood — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Medina — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Low — Yea
Levine — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gray — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chau — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. 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
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Not Voting
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
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8000
Democratic 6000
Republican 2000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Levine — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chau — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 4001
Republican 2000
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Santiago — Yea
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Not Voting
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 11002
Unaffiliated 23000
Republican 4000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Leyva — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Min — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Pan — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Newman — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Bates — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Democratic 3000
Republican 2000
Total 14000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Hueso — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Min — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 394 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations. The Moore Universal Telephone Service Act established the lifeline telephone service program in order to provide low-income households with access to affordable basic residential telephone service. Existing law requires that a lifeline telephone service subscriber be provided with one lifeline subscription at the subscriber's principal place of residence, and provides that no other member of that subscriber's family or household, as defined, who maintains residence at that place is eligible for lifeline telephone service. This bill would revise the definition of "household" for these purposes and would authorize multiple lifeline telephone service subscribers to maintain the same address if they are not members of the same household.
Who sponsors SB 394?
SB 394 is sponsored by Hueso.
What is the current status of SB 394?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2021. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 394?
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