California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee 3 D cosponsors

AB 1934 — Office of Emergency Services: broadband communications grant program: fairgrounds.

Last action — In committee: Held under submission.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes the Office of Emergency Services within the Governor's office under the supervision of the Director of Emergency Services and makes the office responsible for the state's emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or man-made disasters and emergencies. Existing law sets forth various provisions on fairgrounds owned or operated by a district agricultural association, the California Exposition and State Fair, county fairs, and citrus fruit fairs. This bill would, upon an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, require the Office of Emergency Services to establish a grant program on or before January 1, 2024, to provide fairs with grant funding for purposes of building and upgrading broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds. The bill would require the office to establish standards to determine how fairs receive grant funding based on the fairgrounds' need for broadband capabilities in order to service an emergency response operation. In regard to the standards, the bill would require that fairs eligible for funding meet certain criteria, including being capable of providing publicly available broadband access to the fair's broadband network throughout the year. The bill also would authorize the office to prioritize the order of grant disbursements based on specified criteria, including the frequency in which fairgrounds are used as an emergency staging area, evacuation center, community resilience center, or other relevant emergency response site. The bill would require the office to consult with the Department of Technology and the Department of Food and Agriculture to coordinate the statewide deployment of broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds. For purposes of the grant program, the bill would define "fair" to mean a district agricultural association, the California Exposition and State Fair, a county fair, or a citrus fruit fair.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Held under submission.

  2. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

  3. Coauthors revised.

  4. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  5. Read second time and amended.

  6. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 27).

  7. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on C. & C. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 4). Re-referred to Com. on C. & C.

  8. Re-referred to Com. on E.M.

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

  10. Re-referred to Com. on E.M.

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

  12. Referred to Coms. on E.M. and C. & C.

  13. From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.

  14. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Rodriguez

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 5000
Republican 2000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina 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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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Communications and Conveyance] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3000
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Gray — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety technology agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1934 do?
Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes the Office of Emergency Services within the Governor's office under the supervision of the Director of Emergency Services and makes the office responsible for the state's emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or man-made disasters and emergencies. Existing law sets forth various provisions on fairgrounds owned or operated by a district agricultural association, the California Exposition and State Fair, county fairs, and citrus fruit fairs. This bill would, upon an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, require the Office of Emergency Services to establish a grant program on or before January 1, 2024, to provide fairs with grant funding for purposes of building and upgrading broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds. The bill would require the office to establish standards to determine how fairs receive grant funding based on the fairgrounds' need for broadband capabilities in order to service an emergency response operation. In regard to the standards, the bill would require that fairs eligible for funding meet certain criteria, including being capable of providing publicly available broadband access to the fair's broadband network throughout the year. The bill also would authorize the office to prioritize the order of grant disbursements based on specified criteria, including the frequency in which fairgrounds are used as an emergency staging area, evacuation center, community resilience center, or other relevant emergency response site. The bill would require the office to consult with the Department of Technology and the Department of Food and Agriculture to coordinate the statewide deployment of broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds. For purposes of the grant program, the bill would define "fair" to mean a district agricultural association, the California Exposition and State Fair, a county fair, or a citrus fruit fair.
Who sponsors AB 1934?
AB 1934 is sponsored by Rodriguez, Rivas, Robert (Democratic), Archuleta, Bob (Democratic), and Limón, Monique (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1934?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 1934?
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