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AB470Introduced in the Assembly

Telephone corporations: carriers of last resort.

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Introduced by Tina McKinnor, District 61

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Official description

An act to add Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 2878) to Chapter 10 of Part 2 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to communications, and making an appropriation therefor.

Where it stands

In committee: Held under submission.

August 29, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Placed on suspense file · August 18, 2025

7

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

7 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Megan Dahle1Yes
Christopher Cabaldon3Yes
Tim Grayson9Yes
Aisha Wahab10Yes
Anna Caballero14Yes
Kelly Seyarto32Yes
Laura Richardson35Yes

Bill history

  1. Read first time. To print.

  2. From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.

  3. Referred to Com. on C. & C.

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

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

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

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

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (April 30).

  9. Read second time and amended.

  10. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  12. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  13. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1627.)

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 23). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  15. Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Page 2223.)

  16. Withdrawn from committee.

  17. Ordered to third reading.

  18. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 2223.)

  19. Re-referred to Com. on C. & C. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  20. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 54. Noes 11. Page 2223.)

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23).

  22. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  23. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 2. Page 2340.)

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

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

  26. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  28. Withdrawn from committee.

  29. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  30. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

  31. In committee: Held under submission.

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