SB 4

  • California Senate Bill
  • 2021-2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Dec 07, 2020
  • Passed Senate Jun 02, 2021
  • Passed Assembly Sep 08, 2021
  • Became Law Oct 08, 2021

Communications: California Advanced Services Fund.

Abstract

(1) Existing law establishes the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, known as "GO-Biz," within the Governor's office to serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth. This bill would require the office to coordinate with other relevant state and local agencies and national organizations to explore ways to facilitate streamlining of local land use approvals and construction permit processes for projects related to broadband infrastructure deployment and connectivity. (2) Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations. Existing law requires the commission to develop, implement, and administer the California Advanced Services Fund (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. Existing law establishes 5 accounts, the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Account, the Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Grant Account, the Broadband Public Housing Account, the Broadband Adoption Account, and the Federal Funding Account, within the CASF. Existing law provides that the goal of the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Account is, by no later than December 31, 2026, to approve funding for infrastructure projects that will provide broadband access to no less than 98% of California households. Upon the accomplishment of that goal, existing law makes up to $30,000,000 remaining in the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Account available for infrastructure projects that provide last-mile broadband access to households to which no facility-based broadband provider offers broadband service at speeds of at least 10 megabits per second (mbps) downstream and one mbps upstream. Existing law authorizes the commission to impose a surcharge to collect $330,000,000 for deposit into the CASF beginning January 1, 2018, and continuing through the 2022 calendar year. Existing law specifies the amount of surcharge revenues to be deposited into each account within the CASF, subject to appropriation by the Legislature. Existing law authorizes the commission, in administering Broadband Infrastructure Grant Account, to require each infrastructure grant applicant to indicate steps taken to first obtain any available funding from the Connect America Fund program or similar federal public programs that fund broadband infrastructure. This bill would provide that the goal of the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Account is to approve funding for infrastructure projects that will provide broadband access to no less than 98% of California households by no later than December 31, 2032, rather than December 31, 2026. The bill would delete the provision making up to $30,000,000 available for infrastructure projects upon the accomplishment of that goal, as specified. The bill would authorize moneys appropriated from the CASF to be used to fund projects that deploy broadband infrastructure to unserved nonresidential facilities used for local and state emergency response activities, including fairgrounds. The bill would delete the commission's authorization to collect $330,000,000 for deposit into the CASF beginning January 1, 2018, and continuing through the 2022 calendar year. The bill would authorize the commission, through imposition of a surcharge, to collect up to $150,000,000 per year. The bill would delete the commission's authorization to require each infrastructure grant applicant to indicate steps taken to first obtain any available funding from federal public programs, as specified. (3) 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 certain of 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. (4) This bill would become effective only if AB 14 of the 2021–22 Regular Session is enacted and takes effect on or before January 1, 2022. (5) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Sponsors (19)

Votes


Actions


Oct 08, 2021

California State Legislature

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 671, Statutes of 2021.

California State Legislature

Approved by the Governor.

Sep 17, 2021

California State Legislature

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

Sep 09, 2021

Senate

Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 2551.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

Sep 08, 2021

Assembly

Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 55. Noes 9. Page 2940.) Ordered to the Senate.

Senate

In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

Sep 02, 2021

Assembly

Read third time and amended.

Assembly

Ordered to third reading.

Aug 31, 2021

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Aug 30, 2021

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Aug 26, 2021

Assembly

From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (August 26).

Assembly

August 26 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR suspense file.

Aug 16, 2021

Assembly

August 19 hearing postponed by committee.

Jul 08, 2021

Assembly

Coauthors revised.

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Jun 10, 2021

Assembly

Referred to Com. on C. & C.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on C. & C.

Jun 02, 2021

Assembly

In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

Senate

Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 5. Page 1387.) Ordered to the Assembly.

May 24, 2021

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 20, 2021

Senate

Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Senate

From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1178.) (May 20).

May 14, 2021

Senate

Set for hearing May 20.

May 04, 2021

Senate

May 3 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.

Apr 21, 2021

Senate

Set for hearing May 3.

Apr 19, 2021

Senate

Withdrawn from committee.

Senate

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Senate

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

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on JUD.

Apr 15, 2021

Senate

From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 1. Page 755.) (April 12).

Mar 25, 2021

Senate

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

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Committee-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on E., U. & C.

Mar 23, 2021

Senate

Set for hearing April 12.

Jan 28, 2021

Senate

Referred to Coms. on E., U. & C. and JUD.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on E., U. & C. and JUD.

Dec 08, 2020

Senate

From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 7.

Dec 07, 2020

Senate

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

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
SB4 HTML
12/07/20 - Introduced PDF
03/25/21 - Amended Senate PDF
04/19/21 - Amended Senate PDF
05/20/21 - Amended Senate PDF
08/30/21 - Amended Assembly PDF
09/02/21 - Amended Assembly PDF
09/13/21 - Enrolled PDF
10/08/21 - Chaptered PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
04/09/21- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications PDF
04/30/21- Senate Appropriations PDF
05/20/21- Senate Appropriations PDF
05/25/21- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
07/06/21- Assembly Communications and Conveyance PDF
08/25/21- Assembly Appropriations PDF
08/31/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
09/02/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
09/08/21- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF

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