CA AB 142
withdrawnDeaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did CA AB 142 pass?
No. CA AB 142 was withdrawn on 2025-07-02 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-07-02): Re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
What is CA AB 142 about?
Existing law establishes the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program and required the Public Utilities Commission to administer a surcharge to collect revenues of up to $100,000,000 per year until January 1, 2025, subject to an annual appropriation of moneys by the Legislature, to allow providers of equipment and service pursuant to the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program to recover their costs as they are incurred. Existing law establishes the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program Administrative Committee Fund for the program described above. This bill would extend the requirement on the commission to collect the surcharge described above until December 31, 2034, subject to annual appropriation of moneys by the Legislature, and would require the commission to transfer moneys it collects from the surcharge to the Controller for deposit into the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program Administrative Committee Fund. Existing law requires the commission to annually review the surcharge level and the balances in the fund identified above. Existing law authorized, until January 1, 2025, the commission to make necessary adjustments to the surcharge to ensure that the programs supported by the surcharge are adequately funded and that the fund balances are not excessive, as defined. This bill would repeal that requirement and, instead, would authorize the commission to make recommendations to the Legislature regarding appropriations under the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program. Under existing law, a violation of an 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. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors CA AB 142?
Committee on Budget is the primary sponsor of CA AB 142.
Description
Existing law establishes the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program and required the Public Utilities Commission to administer a surcharge to collect revenues of up to $100,000,000 per year until January 1, 2025, subject to an annual appropriation of moneys by the Legislature, to allow providers of equipment and service pursuant to the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program to recover their costs as they are incurred. Existing law establishes the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program Administrative Committee Fund for the program described above. This bill would extend the requirement on the commission to collect the surcharge described above until December 31, 2034, subject to annual appropriation of moneys by the Legislature, and would require the commission to transfer moneys it collects from the surcharge to the Controller for deposit into the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program Administrative Committee Fund. Existing law requires the commission to annually review the surcharge level and the balances in the fund identified above. Existing law authorized, until January 1, 2025, the commission to make necessary adjustments to the surcharge to ensure that the programs supported by the surcharge are adequately funded and that the fund balances are not excessive, as defined. This bill would repeal that requirement and, instead, would authorize the commission to make recommendations to the Legislature regarding appropriations under the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program. Under existing law, a violation of an 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. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
- Introduced
- 2025-06-24
- Latest action
- 2025-07-02 — Re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
- Bill type
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- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Committee on Budgetauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-01-08
Read first time. To print.
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2025-01-09
From printer. May be heard in committee February 8.
2025-02-03
Referred to Com. on BUDGET.
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2025-03-17
(Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 643.)
2025-03-17
Ordered to second reading.
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2025-03-17
Withdrawn from committee.
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2025-03-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-03-20
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 17. Page 734.)
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2025-03-20
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2025-04-02
Referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
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2025-06-24
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
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2025-06-25
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (June 25).
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2025-06-26
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-07-02
Re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
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Votes
AB 142 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading
2025-03-20 · pass · 53-17
Member-level votes (80)
- Gipson: yes
- Ward: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Lee: yes
- Patel: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Haney: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Solache: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Fong: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Addis: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Bains: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Hart: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Berman: yes
- Soria: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Hadwick: no
- Flora: no
- DeMaio: no
- Macedo: no
- Alanis: no
- Ellis: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Castillo: no
- Sanchez: no
- Ta: no
- Gallagher: no
- Chen: no
- Dixon: no
- Tangipa: no
- Lackey: no
- Davies: no
- Patterson: no
- Calderon: other
- Hoover: other
- Ahrens: other
- Bauer-Kahan: other
- Papan: other
- Wallis: other
- Essayli: other
- Irwin: other
- Alvarez: other
- Krell: other
Do pass
2025-06-25 · pass · 17-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Niello: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Laird: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Grove: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Choi: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Richardson: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Allen: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Seyarto: other
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