CA AB 470
withdrawnTelephone corporations: carriers of last resort.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did CA AB 470 pass?
No. CA AB 470 was withdrawn on 2025-08-29 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-08-29): In committee: Held under submission.
What is CA AB 470 about?
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix just and reasonable rates and charges for public utilities. Existing law requires the commission, on or before February 1, 1995, to issue an order initiating an investigation and open proceeding to examine the current and future definitions of universal service in telecommunications. Pursuant to that provision, the commission issued a decision involving carriers of last resort, including the withdrawal process for carriers of last resort, defined as a carrier who provides local exchange service and stands ready to provide basic service to any customer requesting basic service within a specified area. This bill would require the commission, in consultation with the Office of Emergency Services, to adopt a process through which a telephone corporation acting as a carrier of last resort is authorized to seek relief from their carrier of last resort obligations in a census block where the United States Census Bureau reports no population and where the telephone corporation provides no basic exchange service to any customer address located within the area, and in a census block that is well-served, as defined. The bill would require the commission, on or before December 15, 2026, to adopt a map designating well-served areas. The bill would require that the process include specified notice and challenge requirements. The bill would require a telephone corporation to meet certain requirements during specified time periods following the date that amended status is granted by the commission, as provided. The bill would create the Public Safety Agency Technology Upgrade Grant Fund, provide that moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the commission for purposes of public safety agency technology upgrade grants, and authorize the fund to accept donations from nongovernmental entities. The bill would exempt specified services and locations from its provisions. 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.
Who sponsors CA AB 470?
McKinnor is the primary sponsor of CA AB 470.
Description
Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix just and reasonable rates and charges for public utilities. Existing law requires the commission, on or before February 1, 1995, to issue an order initiating an investigation and open proceeding to examine the current and future definitions of universal service in telecommunications. Pursuant to that provision, the commission issued a decision involving carriers of last resort, including the withdrawal process for carriers of last resort, defined as a carrier who provides local exchange service and stands ready to provide basic service to any customer requesting basic service within a specified area. This bill would require the commission, in consultation with the Office of Emergency Services, to adopt a process through which a telephone corporation acting as a carrier of last resort is authorized to seek relief from their carrier of last resort obligations in a census block where the United States Census Bureau reports no population and where the telephone corporation provides no basic exchange service to any customer address located within the area, and in a census block that is well-served, as defined. The bill would require the commission, on or before December 15, 2026, to adopt a map designating well-served areas. The bill would require that the process include specified notice and challenge requirements. The bill would require a telephone corporation to meet certain requirements during specified time periods following the date that amended status is granted by the commission, as provided. The bill would create the Public Safety Agency Technology Upgrade Grant Fund, provide that moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the commission for purposes of public safety agency technology upgrade grants, and authorize the fund to accept donations from nongovernmental entities. The bill would exempt specified services and locations from its provisions. 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.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-17
- Latest action
- 2025-08-29 — In committee: Held under submission.
- Bill type
- bill,appropriation
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- McKinnorauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-06
Read first time. To print.
reading-1
2025-02-07
From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.
2025-03-17
Referred to Com. on C. & C.
referral-committee
2025-03-17
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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2025-03-18
Re-referred to Com. on C. & C.
referral-committee
2025-04-22
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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2025-04-23
Re-referred to Com. on C. & C.
referral-committee
2025-05-01
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (April 30).
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2025-05-05
Read second time and amended.
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2025-05-06
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2025-05-14
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-05-21
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2025-05-21
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1627.)
2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 23). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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2025-06-19
Re-referred to Com. on C. & C. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
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2025-06-19
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 2223.)
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2025-06-19
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 54. Noes 11. Page 2223.)
2025-06-19
Withdrawn from committee.
withdrawal
2025-06-19
Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Page 2223.)
2025-06-19
Ordered to third reading.
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2025-06-24
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23).
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2025-06-25
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2025-06-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 2. Page 2340.)
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2025-06-27
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2025-07-10
Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and JUD.
referral-committee
2025-07-16
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2025-07-17
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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2025-07-17
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2025-07-17
Withdrawn from committee.
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2025-08-18
In committee: Referred to suspense file.
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2025-08-29
In committee: Held under submission.
Versions
- 02/06/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-06Compare
- 03/17/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-17Compare
- 04/22/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-22Compare
- 05/05/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-05-05Compare
- 06/19/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-06-19Compare
- 07/17/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-07-17Compare
- AB470Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-30 · pass · 8-1
Member-level votes (10)
- Ahrens: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Garcia: no
- Rogers: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules]
2025-05-23 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Calderon: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Hart: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Solache: yes
- Ta: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Fong: yes
- Sanchez: other
- Pellerin: other
- Tangipa: other
Do pass.
2025-06-23 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Hoover: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Caloza: other
- Bonta: other
AB 470 McKinnor Assembly Third Reading
2025-06-27 · pass · 58-2
Member-level votes (79)
- Davies: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Papan: yes
- Berman: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Solache: yes
- Fong: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Flora: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Krell: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Haney: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Lee: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Ward: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Patel: yes
- Soria: yes
- Addis: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Bains: yes
- Ta: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Chen: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Hart: yes
- Irwin: no
- Garcia: no
- Bryan: other
- Gallagher: other
- Connolly: other
- Bauer-Kahan: other
- Tangipa: other
- Muratsuchi: other
- Petrie-Norris: other
- DeMaio: other
- Kalra: other
- Ortega: other
- Pellerin: other
- Bonta: other
- Blanca Rubio: other
- Macedo: other
- Ramos: other
- Ellis: other
- Michelle Rodriguez: other
- Lackey: other
- Hadwick: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2025-07-15 · pass · 9-1
Member-level votes (17)
- McNerney: other
- Wahab: other
- Hurtado: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Stern: yes
- Becker: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Grove: yes
- Limón: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Archuleta: no
- Gonzalez: other
- Arreguín: other
- Ashby: other
- Allen: other
- Dahle: other
Placed on suspense file
2025-08-18 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Richardson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Grayson: yes
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