California 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 424 — The Broadband Infrastructure Grant Account and Federal Funding Account.

Last action — August 15 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations. Existing law requires the commission to develop, implement, and administer the California Advanced Services Fund 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 specified. Existing law establishes the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Account in the fund to approve funding for infrastructure projects that will provide broadband access to no less than 98% of California households in each consortia region, and establishes the Federal Funding Account in the fund to expeditiously connect unserved and underserved communities, as specified. The Get Connected California Act of 2024 would require the commission to ensure all deployment grant awardees, defined as all internet service providers that receive funding from the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Account and the Federal Funding Account within the California Advanced Services Fund, offer internet service that costs no more than $30 per month and meets certain minimum speed requirements, as specified. The bill would require a deployment grant awardee to allow any household in a project area, as defined, to switch to the above-described low-cost broadband service option in the billing cycle immediately following the household's enrollment in the low-cost broadband service option. The bill would not apply these requirements to applications submitted to the commission before January 1, 2025. The bill would make the above-described provisions severable. This bill would also require the commission, on or before January 1, 2025, to issue a draft resolution to award a total of at least $1,000,000,000 in project funding from the Federal Funding Account and the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Account. The bill would require the commission, on or before January 1, 2027, to adopt updated rules for the Federal Funding Account and the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Account, and related programs, to conform with each other in terms of project eligibility, applicant requirements, and eligible technologies, as provided. 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 above provisions would be part of the act and a violation of a commission action implementing this bill's requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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. August 15 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. August 7 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

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

  4. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 26).

  5. Re-referred to Com. on C. & C. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

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

  7. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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

  9. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1407.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Ordered to second reading.

  12. Read third time and amended.

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  15. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1170.) (May 18).

  16. Set for hearing May 18.

  17. May 1 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.

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

  19. Set for hearing May 1.

  20. April 24 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  21. Set for hearing April 24.

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

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 710.) (April 12).

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

  25. Set for hearing April 12.

  26. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  27. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.

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

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (121)

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Votes

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

Passed 8 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Democratic 3000
Republican 0200
Total 8201
% of votes cast 73%18%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Maienschein — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Luz Rivas — Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Nay
Hoover, Josh Republican Nay

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3rd Reading SB424 Durazo et al.

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Democratic 22000
Republican 7000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Roth — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Newman — Yea
Min — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Ashby, Angelique V. Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S. Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Menjivar, Caroline Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Rubio, Susan Democratic Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wahab, Aisha Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 8000
Unaffiliated 3000
Republican 0001
Total 11001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Roth — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Menjivar, Caroline Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Rubio, Susan Democratic Yea
Wahab, Aisha Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

public-safety technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 424 do?
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations. Existing law requires the commission to develop, implement, and administer the California Advanced Services Fund 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 specified. Existing law establishes the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Account in the fund to approve funding for infrastructure projects that will provide broadband access to no less than 98% of California households in each consortia region, and establishes the Federal Funding Account in the fund to expeditiously connect unserved and underserved communities, as specified. The Get Connected California Act of 2024 would require the commission to ensure all deployment grant awardees, defined as all internet service providers that receive funding from the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Account and the Federal Funding Account within the California Advanced Services Fund, offer internet service that costs no more than $30 per month and meets certain minimum speed requirements, as specified. The bill would require a deployment grant awardee to allow any household in a project area, as defined, to switch to the above-described low-cost broadband service option in the billing cycle immediately following the household's enrollment in the low-cost broadband service option. The bill would not apply these requirements to applications submitted to the commission before January 1, 2025. The bill would make the above-described provisions severable. This bill would also require the commission, on or before January 1, 2025, to issue a draft resolution to award a total of at least $1,000,000,000 in project funding from the Federal Funding Account and the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Account. The bill would require the commission, on or before January 1, 2027, to adopt updated rules for the Federal Funding Account and the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Account, and related programs, to conform with each other in terms of project eligibility, applicant requirements, and eligible technologies, as provided. 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 above provisions would be part of the act and a violation of a commission action implementing this bill's requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 424?
SB 424 is sponsored by Durazo, Maria Elena (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 424?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 424?
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