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CA AB 1303

enacted

Communications: lifeline telephone service program.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 1303 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1303 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-06. Latest recorded action (2025-10-06): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 347, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA AB 1303 about?

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations. The Moore Universal Telephone Service Act establishes the Universal Lifeline Telephone Service program in order to provide low-income households with access to affordable basic residential telephone service. Existing law requires the commission to accept applications for lifeline telephone service according to procedures specified by the commission. This bill would prohibit the commission, its staff, the lifeline program's third-party administrator, and lifeline service providers, and their contractors, agents, successors, or assignees, from sharing, disclosing, or otherwise making accessible any information provided by an applicant or subscriber to the lifeline program, or a subprogram or pilot program of the lifeline program, to any agency of a local government, a state government, or the federal government, or to an immigration authority, as defined, without a court-ordered subpoena or valid judicial warrant, except as specified. The bill would authorize the commission, its staff, the lifeline program's third-party administrator, and lifeline service providers, and the providers' agents, successors, or assignees, to request, but would prohibit those entities from requiring, applicants and subscribers to provide social security numbers to apply to, or participate in, the lifeline program. Existing law prohibits a telephone or telegraph corporation from making certain categories of personal information available to any other person or corporation without first obtaining the residential subscriber's consent in writing. Existing law exempts information provided to a law enforcement agency in response to lawful process from that prohibition. This bill would define "lawful process," for that purpose, to mean an action taken pursuant to a court-ordered subpoena or judicial warrant. 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 provisions of this bill would be part of the act and therefore a violation of the bill's requirements, or 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.

Who sponsors CA AB 1303?

Valencia is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1303, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations. The Moore Universal Telephone Service Act establishes the Universal Lifeline Telephone Service program in order to provide low-income households with access to affordable basic residential telephone service. Existing law requires the commission to accept applications for lifeline telephone service according to procedures specified by the commission. This bill would prohibit the commission, its staff, the lifeline program's third-party administrator, and lifeline service providers, and their contractors, agents, successors, or assignees, from sharing, disclosing, or otherwise making accessible any information provided by an applicant or subscriber to the lifeline program, or a subprogram or pilot program of the lifeline program, to any agency of a local government, a state government, or the federal government, or to an immigration authority, as defined, without a court-ordered subpoena or valid judicial warrant, except as specified. The bill would authorize the commission, its staff, the lifeline program's third-party administrator, and lifeline service providers, and the providers' agents, successors, or assignees, to request, but would prohibit those entities from requiring, applicants and subscribers to provide social security numbers to apply to, or participate in, the lifeline program. Existing law prohibits a telephone or telegraph corporation from making certain categories of personal information available to any other person or corporation without first obtaining the residential subscriber's consent in writing. Existing law exempts information provided to a law enforcement agency in response to lawful process from that prohibition. This bill would define "lawful process," for that purpose, to mean an action taken pursuant to a court-ordered subpoena or judicial warrant. 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 provisions of this bill would be part of the act and therefore a violation of the bill's requirements, or 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.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2025-10-06 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 347, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Valenciaauthor
  • Bontacoauthor
  • Calozacoauthor
  • Carrillocoauthor
  • Lowenthalcoauthor
  • Ortegacoauthor
  • Rogerscoauthor
  • Rubiocoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To print.

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  2. 2025-02-22

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  3. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

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  4. 2025-03-24

    Referred to Coms. on C. & C. and JUD.

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-24

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on C. & C. Read second time and amended.

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  6. 2025-03-25

    Re-referred to Com. on C. & C.

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  7. 2025-04-01

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on C. & C. Read second time and amended.

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  8. 2025-04-02

    Re-referred to Com. on C. & C.

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  9. 2025-04-09

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  10. 2025-04-09

    Coauthors revised.

  11. 2025-04-30

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (April 29).

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  12. 2025-05-01

    Read second time and amended.

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  13. 2025-05-05

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2025-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).

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  15. 2025-05-15

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  16. 2025-05-19

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 12. Page 1609.)

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  17. 2025-05-20

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  18. 2025-05-28

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

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  19. 2025-06-23

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (June 17).

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  20. 2025-06-24

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

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  21. 2025-06-26

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  22. 2025-07-09

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (July 8).

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  23. 2025-07-10

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

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  24. 2025-08-13

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  25. 2025-08-25

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  26. 2025-08-26

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  27. 2025-09-03

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  28. 2025-09-04

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  29. 2025-09-08

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 2626.).

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  30. 2025-09-08

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  31. 2025-09-09

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 61. Noes 14. Page 3120.).

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  32. 2025-09-16

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

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  33. 2025-10-06

    Approved by the Governor.

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  34. 2025-10-06

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 347, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 03/24/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-24Compare
  • 04/01/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-01Compare
  • 05/01/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-05-01Compare
  • 06/24/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-06-24Compare
  • 06/26/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-06-26Compare
  • 07/10/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-07-10Compare
  • 09/03/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-09-03Compare
  • 09/11/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-11Compare
  • 10/06/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-06Compare
  • AB1303Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    2025-04-09 · pass · 8-2

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Garcia: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Hoover: no
    • Castillo: no

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-29 · pass · 8-3

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Papan: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Macedo: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Bauer-Kahan: other

  • Do pass.

    2025-05-14 · pass · 11-4

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Fong: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Sanchez: no
    • Ta: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Dixon: no

  • AB 1303 Valencia Assembly Third Reading

    2025-05-20 · pass · 61-12

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Solache: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • DeMaio: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Castillo: no
    • Ta: no
    • Hadwick: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Davies: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Chen: other
    • Papan: other
    • Dixon: other
    • Flora: other
    • Lackey: other
    • Jeff Gonzalez: other

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    2025-06-17 · pass · 11-1

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Caballero: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Strickland: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: other
    • Grove: other
    • Ashby: other
    • Gonzalez: other
    • Dahle: other

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-07-08 · pass · 11-1

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Niello: no
    • Valladares: other

  • 3rd Reading AB1303 Valencia et al. By Gonzalez

    2025-09-08 · pass · 29-9

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Niello: no
    • Jones: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: no
    • Choi: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Grove: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Stern: other
    • Valladares: other

  • AB 1303 Valencia Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    2025-09-09 · pass · 61-14

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Johnson: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Hadwick: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Ta: no
    • Castillo: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Davies: no
    • Patterson: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Lackey: other
    • Jeff Gonzalez: other
    • Chen: other
    • Alanis: other
    • Flora: other

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