Evan Low
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 26
Author
Existing law authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to control and regulate the connection of an automatic dialing-announcing device, as defined, to a telephone line. Existing law imposes various requirements on the use of an automatic dialing-announcing device, including that whenever telephone calls are placed through the use of an automatic dialing-announcing device, the device may be operated only after an unrecorded, natural voice announcement has been made to the person called by the person calling. Existing law requires the announcement to state the nature of the call and provide specified information about the business or organization being represented, if any, and inquire as to whether the person called consents to hear the prerecorded message. This bill would require the announcement to also inform the person called if the prerecorded message uses an artificial voice, as defined. Under existing law, a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because 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.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0.)
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 15).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 23).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 10).
Referred to Coms. on C. & C. and P. & C.P.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on C. & C. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB2905 | HTML |
| 02/15/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/21/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/15/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/25/24 - Amended Assembly |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/08/24- Assembly Communications and Conveyance | |
| 04/20/24- Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection | |
| 05/14/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 06/14/24- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications | |
| 07/02/24- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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