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CA SB 142

enacted

Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 142 pass?

Yes. CA SB 142 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-27. Latest recorded action (2025-06-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 19, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA SB 142 about?

Existing law establishes the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program and requires 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 SB 142?

Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review is the primary sponsor of CA SB 142.

Description

Existing law establishes the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program and requires 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
2025-01-23
Latest action
2025-06-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 19, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Budget and Fiscal Reviewauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-23

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

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  2. 2025-01-24

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 23.

  3. 2025-02-05

    Referred to Com. on B. & F. R.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-17

    Ordered to second reading.

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  5. 2025-03-17

    Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 384.)

    withdrawal

  6. 2025-03-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  7. 2025-03-20

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 444.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  8. 2025-03-20

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  9. 2025-03-24

    Referred to Com. on BUDGET.

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-06-24

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

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  11. 2025-06-27

    Withdrawn from committee pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

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  12. 2025-06-27

    Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 2326.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  13. 2025-06-27

    Ordered to third reading.

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  14. 2025-06-27

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 19. Page 2316.)

  15. 2025-06-27

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  16. 2025-06-27

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1816.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  17. 2025-06-27

    Urgency clause adopted.

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  18. 2025-06-27

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

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  19. 2025-06-27

    Approved by the Governor.

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  20. 2025-06-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 19, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 01/23/25 - Introduced — 2025-01-23Compare
  • 06/24/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-06-24Compare
  • 06/27/25 - Chaptered — 2025-06-27Compare
  • 06/27/25 - Enrolled — 2025-06-27Compare
  • SB142Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading SB142 B. & F.R.

    2025-03-20 · pass · 28-10

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

  • Unfinished Business SB142 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Urgency Clause Concurrence

    2025-06-27 · pass · 37-0

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

  • SB 142 B. & F. R. Third Reading Urgency By GABRIEL

    2025-06-27 · pass · 72-1

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

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