Lorena Gonzalez
- Democratic
Author
Under the California Constitution and the Public Utilities Act, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations. The act establishes the Universal Lifeline Telephone Service program (lifeline program) in order to provide low-income households with access to affordable basic residential telephone service. This bill would require the commission, before March 1, 2022, to adopt updated rules for the lifeline program establishing a modified recertification process that minimizes barriers to lifeline subscriber recertification and reduces the burden and cost of recertification on the lifeline program, as specified. The bill would require the commission, in consultation with lifeline service providers, the Federal Communications Commission, and the Universal Service Administrative Company, before January 1, 2023, to adopt updated rules for the lifeline program with the goal of achieving recertification rates at least equivalent to those rates achieved for the federal lifeline program. The bill would require the commission to annually publicly report on its internet website the participation and recertification rates of eligible lifeline subscribers. Under existing law, a violation of the act or any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the provisions of this bill would be a part of the act and because a violation of an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission implementing its 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.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 410, Statutes of 2021.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Re-referred to Com. on C. & C. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 4. Page 3059.).
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3047.)
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (September 9).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2496.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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 5. Noes 1.) (August 26).
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 12).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Withdrawn from committee.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1717.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 20).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Coauthors revised.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee January 7.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB74 | HTML |
| 12/07/20 - Introduced | |
| 02/01/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 02/18/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/21/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/15/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/26/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/01/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/13/21 - Enrolled | |
| 09/30/21 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/14/21- Assembly Insurance | |
| 05/03/21- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/24/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 07/09/21- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications | |
| 08/13/21- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/26/21- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/31/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/02/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/08/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/09/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/09/21- Assembly Communications and Conveyance |
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