Bill Commons

CA SB 1191

enacted

Communications: universal service programs.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 1191 pass?

Yes. CA SB 1191 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 683, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 1191 about?

Existing law authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to supervise and regulate every public utility in the state, including telephone corporations, and to fix just and reasonable rates and charges for public utilities. Existing law establishes the state's 6 universal service funds in the State Treasury, including the California High-Cost Fund-A Administrative Committee Fund (CHCF-A) and the California High-Cost Fund-B Administrative Committee Fund (CHCF-B) , and provides that moneys in each of the state's universal service funds are the proceeds of rates and are held in trust for the benefit of ratepayers and to compensate telephone corporations for their costs of providing universal service. Moneys in the funds may only be expended to accomplish specified telecommunications universal service programs, upon appropriation in the annual Budget Act or upon supplemental appropriation. Existing law, the CHCF-A program, until January 1, 2028, requires the commission to develop, implement, and maintain a suitable program to establish a fair and equitable local rate structure aided by universal service rate support to small independent telephone corporations that serve rural areas and are subject to rate-of-return regulation by the commission. Existing law, the CHCF-B program, until January 1, 2028, requires the commission to develop, implement, and maintain a suitable, competitively neutral, and broad-based program to establish a fair and equitable local rate support structure aided by universal service rate support to telephone corporations serving areas where the cost of providing services exceeds rates charged by providers, as determined by the commission. This bill would extend the CHCF-A program and CHCF-B program requirements to January 1, 2033. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the CHCF-A program and CHCF-B program, which would be extended under the provisions of this bill, are part of the act, and a violation of a commission action implementing the programs' 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 SB 1191?

Ochoa Bogh is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1191, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to supervise and regulate every public utility in the state, including telephone corporations, and to fix just and reasonable rates and charges for public utilities. Existing law establishes the state's 6 universal service funds in the State Treasury, including the California High-Cost Fund-A Administrative Committee Fund (CHCF-A) and the California High-Cost Fund-B Administrative Committee Fund (CHCF-B) , and provides that moneys in each of the state's universal service funds are the proceeds of rates and are held in trust for the benefit of ratepayers and to compensate telephone corporations for their costs of providing universal service. Moneys in the funds may only be expended to accomplish specified telecommunications universal service programs, upon appropriation in the annual Budget Act or upon supplemental appropriation. Existing law, the CHCF-A program, until January 1, 2028, requires the commission to develop, implement, and maintain a suitable program to establish a fair and equitable local rate structure aided by universal service rate support to small independent telephone corporations that serve rural areas and are subject to rate-of-return regulation by the commission. Existing law, the CHCF-B program, until January 1, 2028, requires the commission to develop, implement, and maintain a suitable, competitively neutral, and broad-based program to establish a fair and equitable local rate support structure aided by universal service rate support to telephone corporations serving areas where the cost of providing services exceeds rates charged by providers, as determined by the commission. This bill would extend the CHCF-A program and CHCF-B program requirements to January 1, 2033. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act or an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because the CHCF-A program and CHCF-B program, which would be extended under the provisions of this bill, are part of the act, and a violation of a commission action implementing the programs' 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
2026-02-19
Latest action
2026-09-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 683, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ochoa Boghauthor
  • Grovecoauthor
  • Hurtadocoauthor
  • Seyartocoauthor
  • Alaniscoauthor
  • Floracoauthor
  • Gallaghercoauthor
  • Hadwickcoauthor
  • Soriacoauthor
  • Tangipacoauthor
  • Walliscoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 683, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-27

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-08-28

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. 2026-08-24

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. 2026-08-24

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5690.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  6. 2026-08-20

    Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

  7. 2026-08-20

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  8. 2026-08-20

    Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6302.) Ordered to the Senate.

    amendment-passage,passage,reading-1,reading-3

  9. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  10. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 13).

  11. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. 2026-08-05

    August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  13. 2026-07-02

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  14. 2026-06-08

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on C. & C.

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  15. 2026-06-01

    Referred to Com. on C. & C.

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-05-22

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    reading-1

  17. 2026-05-22

    Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4419.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    amendment-passage,passage,reading-1,reading-3

  18. 2026-05-20

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  19. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4268.) (May 14).

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  20. 2026-05-14

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  21. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  22. 2026-04-20

    April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  23. 2026-04-10

    Set for hearing April 20.

  24. 2026-04-07

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0. Page 3756.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  25. 2026-03-25

    Set for hearing April 7.

  26. 2026-03-04

    Referred to Com. on E., U & C.

    referral-committee

  27. 2026-02-20

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  28. 2026-02-19

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

  • 02/19/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-19Compare
  • 06/08/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-08Compare
  • 08/25/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-25Compare
  • 09/27/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-27Compare
  • SB1191Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-07 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Dahle: other
    • Grove: other

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-04-20 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes

  • Do pass

    2026-05-14 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes

  • Special Consent SB1191 Ochoa Bogh et al. Urgency Clause

    2026-05-22 · pass · 33-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Rubio: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Becker: other
    • Hurtado: other
    • Padilla: other
    • Alvarado-Gil: other
    • Stern: other
    • Niello: other
    • Allen: other

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

    2026-07-01 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Hoover: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Bonta: yes

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1191

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