California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 745 — Telecommunications: universal service: California Advanced Services Fund.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 710, Statutes of 2016.

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    Introduced
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    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 27, 2015. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 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. The act authorizes each state to adopt regulations to provide for additional definitions and standards to preserve and advance universal service within the state, only to the extent that they adopt additional specific, predictable, and sufficient mechanisms that do not rely on or burden federal universal service support mechanisms. Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations, as defined. Existing law establishes the California Advanced Services Fund, referred to as the CASF, in the State Treasury. Existing law requires the commission to develop, implement, and administer the CASF to encourage deployment of high-quality advanced communications services to all Californians that will promote economic growth, job creation, and the substantial social benefits of advanced information and communications technologies, as provided in specified decisions of the commission and in the CASF statute. Existing law establishes the Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Grant Account within the CASF. Existing law provides that moneys in the Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Grant Account are available for grants to eligible consortia to fund the cost of broadband deployment activities other than the capital cost of facilities, as specified by the commission, and provides that an eligible consortium may include representatives of organizations, including local and regional government, public safety, elementary and secondary education, health care, libraries, postsecondary education, community-based organizations, tourism, parks and recreation, agricultural, and business. This bill would specifically include representatives of workforce organizations and air pollution control or air quality management districts amongst the persons that can be included in an eligible consortium. Existing law establishes the Broadband Public Housing Account within the CASF. Existing law provides that moneys in that account are available for, among other things, grants and loans to publicly supported communities to finance projects to connect to broadband networks. This bill would require the commission, in its review of applications for grants and loans for this purpose, to prioritize unserved housing developments, as defined. Existing law transferred moneys from other accounts within the CASF to the Broadband Public Housing Account for various specified purposes and provided that those transferred moneys not awarded by December 31, 2016, would be returned to the accounts from which they were transferred. This bill would postpone the return of those moneys until December 31, 2020. By authorizing the granting of moneys remaining in the Broadband Public Housing Account until that date, this bill would make an appropriation. Existing law requires the commission to annually report to the Legislature on the expenditures of CASF funds, as specified, including the geographic regions of the state affected by those expenditures in the prior year. This bill would require the commission's report to the Legislature to include that information by county, details on efforts to leverage non-CASF funds, the status of each project funded through the CASF, whether the project has been completed, and, if applicable, the expected completion date of the project.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 710, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 5374.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 26. Page 6080.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5957.)

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 11).

  11. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  12. August 10 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

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

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (June 29).

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

  16. June 8 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

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

  19. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 1. Page 2943.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  20. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 2916.) (January 19).

  22. Set for hearing January 19.

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 2895.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. Set for hearing January 13.

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

  26. April 27 hearing postponed by committee.

  27. Set for hearing April 27.

  28. April 21 hearing postponed by committee.

  29. Set for hearing April 21.

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

  31. Read first time.

  32. From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 1.

  33. Introduced. 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 · 10 voted No

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

Unfinished Business SB745 Hueso Concurrence

Passed 28 Yea · 10 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251001
Democratic 3000
Total 281001
% of votes cast 72%26%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Nay
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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SB 745 Hueso Senate Third Reading By GIPSON

Passed 54 Yea · 26 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 492100
Democratic 5000
Republican 0500
Total 542600
% of votes cast 68%33%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brown — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Medina — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooper — Yea
Chang — Nay
Brough — Nay
Kim — Nay
Linder — Nay
Steinorth — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Harper — Nay
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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SB 745 Hueso Senate Third Reading Amendment Set #1

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 63007
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 73007
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Not Voting
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Melendez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Harper — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dodd — Not Voting
Obernolte — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 11 Yea · 4 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10303
Democratic 1001
Republican 0101
Total 11405
% of votes cast 55%20%0%25%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Wagner — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chang — Nay
Daly — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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

Passed 10 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10301
Republican 0100
Total 10401
% of votes cast 67%27%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Burke — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Ting — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hadley — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Roger Hernández — Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay

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3rd Reading

Passed 36 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33103
Democratic 3000
Total 36103
% of votes cast 90%3%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Beall — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 745 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. The act authorizes each state to adopt regulations to provide for additional definitions and standards to preserve and advance universal service within the state, only to the extent that they adopt additional specific, predictable, and sufficient mechanisms that do not rely on or burden federal universal service support mechanisms. Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations, as defined. Existing law establishes the California Advanced Services Fund, referred to as the CASF, in the State Treasury. Existing law requires the commission to develop, implement, and administer the CASF to encourage deployment of high-quality advanced communications services to all Californians that will promote economic growth, job creation, and the substantial social benefits of advanced information and communications technologies, as provided in specified decisions of the commission and in the CASF statute. Existing law establishes the Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Grant Account within the CASF. Existing law provides that moneys in the Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Grant Account are available for grants to eligible consortia to fund the cost of broadband deployment activities other than the capital cost of facilities, as specified by the commission, and provides that an eligible consortium may include representatives of organizations, including local and regional government, public safety, elementary and secondary education, health care, libraries, postsecondary education, community-based organizations, tourism, parks and recreation, agricultural, and business. This bill would specifically include representatives of workforce organizations and air pollution control or air quality management districts amongst the persons that can be included in an eligible consortium. Existing law establishes the Broadband Public Housing Account within the CASF. Existing law provides that moneys in that account are available for, among other things, grants and loans to publicly supported communities to finance projects to connect to broadband networks. This bill would require the commission, in its review of applications for grants and loans for this purpose, to prioritize unserved housing developments, as defined. Existing law transferred moneys from other accounts within the CASF to the Broadband Public Housing Account for various specified purposes and provided that those transferred moneys not awarded by December 31, 2016, would be returned to the accounts from which they were transferred. This bill would postpone the return of those moneys until December 31, 2020. By authorizing the granting of moneys remaining in the Broadband Public Housing Account until that date, this bill would make an appropriation. Existing law requires the commission to annually report to the Legislature on the expenditures of CASF funds, as specified, including the geographic regions of the state affected by those expenditures in the prior year. This bill would require the commission's report to the Legislature to include that information by county, details on efforts to leverage non-CASF funds, the status of each project funded through the CASF, whether the project has been completed, and, if applicable, the expected completion date of the project.
Who sponsors SB 745?
SB 745 is sponsored by Hueso.
What is the current status of SB 745?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2015. Enacted.
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