Bill Quirk
- Democratic
Author
Pursuant to existing federal law, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted decisions and rules establishing reasonable time periods within which a local government is required to act on a collocation or siting application for certain wireless communications facilities. Existing law requires a collocation or siting application for a wireless telecommunications facility be deemed approved if a city or county fails to approve or disapprove the application within the time periods specified in applicable FCC decisions, all required public notices have been provided regarding the application, and the applicant has provided a notice to the city or county that the time period has lapsed. This bill would require that the time periods described above be determined pursuant to specified FCC rules. The bill would require that the city, county, or city and county notify the applicant of the incompleteness of an application within the time periods established by applicable FCC rules. The bill would require that the time period for a city or county to approve or disapprove a collocation or siting application commence when the applicant makes the first required submission or takes the first required step, as specified. The bill would prohibit, where a city or county requires a traffic control plan, or other submission or permit related to either obstruction or safety in the public right-of-way, the applicant from beginning construction before complying with that requirement, and the city or county would be prohibited from unreasonably withholding, conditioning, or delaying the approval of any submission related to this requirement. The bill would require that a city or county not prohibit or unreasonably discriminate in favor of, or against, any particular wireless technology. By imposing new duties on cities and counties, 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.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 467, Statutes of 2021.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 57. Noes 14. Page 2703.)
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 2709.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2286.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 26).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 8).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
Referred to Coms. on E., U. & C. and GOV. & F.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 1713.)
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1577.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 19).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on C. & C. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on C. & C.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB537 | HTML |
| 02/10/21 - Introduced | |
| 03/11/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 03/30/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/27/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/01/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/13/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/26/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/07/21 - Enrolled | |
| 10/04/21 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/13/21- Assembly Local Government | |
| 04/27/21- Assembly Communications and Conveyance | |
| 05/17/21- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/20/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 05/27/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/18/21- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications | |
| 07/05/21- Senate Governance and Finance | |
| 08/13/21- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/26/21- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/31/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/01/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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