Scott Wilk
- Republican
- Senator
- District 21
Author
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over telephone corporations. Existing law establishes the lifeline telephone service program to provide low-income households with access to affordable basic residential telephone service. Under existing law, the commission established a 2-year pilot program within the lifeline telephone service program that provides a smartphone and monthly prepaid mobile telephony service to certain current and former foster youth 13 to 26 years of age, inclusive, as specified. This bill would require the commission to continue this foster youth program as an element of the lifeline telephone service program to provide eligible foster youth with a smartphone and monthly prepaid mobile telephony service, including unlimited voice, text, and data service, except the bill would authorize the commission to establish a sunset date for the foster youth program upon specified conditions being satisfied. The bill would make eligible for the foster youth program current and former foster youth, 13 to 26 years of age, inclusive, residing in California. The bill would authorize the commission to adjust the support amounts, including for inflation, for increased data or hotspots needed for distance learning and for other academic or employment needs and to expand the program to foster youth younger than 13 years of age if it determines expansion is merited and within program funding levels. The bill would authorize the commission to select one or more third-party administrators to administer the foster youth program and to determine those mobile telephony service providers that will provide service for the program. 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 provisions of this bill would be a part of the act and because a violation of a commission action 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. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
August 26 hearing postponed by committee.
August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
Assembly Rule 56 suspended.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1351.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1196.) (May 20).
Set for hearing May 20.
May 10 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing May 10.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 858.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 20.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 756.) (April 12).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.
Set for hearing April 12.
Re-referred to Coms. on E., U. & C. and HUMAN S.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
(Ayes 32. Noes 4.)
Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)
Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB546 | HTML |
| 02/18/21 - Introduced | |
| 03/05/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 03/25/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/19/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/04/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/20/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/24/21 - Amended Assembly |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/09/21- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications | |
| 04/16/21- Senate Human Services | |
| 05/07/21- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/20/21- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/25/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/22/21- Assembly Communications and Conveyance | |
| 06/29/21- Assembly Human Services | |
| 08/16/21- Assembly Appropriations |
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