Calfornia Legislative Information

Key Telecom Bills 2015-2021

Key Bills from leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (source)

  • Text | Votes for 2021 Senate Bill 556 (tbd) — Street Light Poles, Traffic Signal Poles, Utility poles, and Support Structures: Attachments.
  • Text | Votes for 2021 Assembly Bill 537 — Communications: Wireless Telecommunications and Broadband Facilities
  • Text | Votes for 2021 Senate Bill 378 (tbd) — Local Government: Broadband Infrastructure Development Project Permit Processing: Microtrenching Permit Processing Ordinance
  • Text | Votes for 2021 Senate Bill 28 (tbd) — Rural Broadband and Digital Infrastructure Video Competition Reform Act of 2021
  • Text | Votes for 2017 Senate Bill 649 (Vetoed) — Streamline Deployment of so-called “small” Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (sWTFs) | Senate: 22-18 | 1.2; Assembly 46-33 | 1.4
  • Text | Votes for 2016 Assembly Bill 2395 (Died) — Telecommunications: Replacement of Public Switched Telephone Network. | Passed only the Utilities and Commerce Comm.
  • Text | Votes for 2015 Assembly Bill 57 (Passed) — Telecommunications: Wireless Telecommunication Facilities | Senate: 28-12 | 2.3; Assembly 66-14 | 4.7

Key Dates and Votes

SB.556 Votes

Vote Date Body
n/a 4/14/21 Noon – Deadline to submit letters to Committee
n/a 4/12/21 Read 2nd time & amended; Referred to SEUC
tbd 4/19/21 Sen Energy, Utilities and Communications
tbd tbd Sen Governance and Finance
tbd tbd Sen Appropriations
tbd tbd Senate Floor
tbd tbd Asm Local Government
tbd tbd Asm Communications and Conveyance
tbd tbd Asm Appropriations
tbd tbd Assembly Floor
tbd tbd Senate Floor (2nd time)
tbd tbd Governor

AB.537 Votes

Vote Date Body
n/a 4/7/21 Noon – Deadline to submit letters to Committee
n/a 4/12/21 Read 2nd time & amended; Referred to SEUC
tbd 4/14/21 Sen Energy, Utilities and Communications
tbd tbd Sen Governance and Finance
tbd tbd Sen Appropriations
tbd tbd Senate Floor
tbd tbd Asm Local Government
tbd tbd Asm Communications and Conveyance
tbd tbd Asm Appropriations
tbd tbd Assembly Floor
tbd tbd Senate Floor (2nd time)
tbd tbd Governor

SB.378 Votes

Vote Date Body
5-0 4/8/21 Sen Governance and Finance
tbd tbd Sen Energy, Utilities and Communications
tbd tbd Sen Appropriations
tbd tbd Senate Floor
tbd tbd Asm Local Government
tbd tbd Asm Communications and Conveyance
tbd tbd Asm Appropriations
tbd tbd Assembly Floor
tbd tbd Senate Floor (2nd time)
tbd tbd Governor

SB.378 Votes

Vote Date Body
14-0 4/12/21 Sen Energy, Utilities and Communications
tbd tbd Sen Governance and Finance
tbd tbd Sen Appropriations
tbd tbd Senate Floor
tbd tbd Asm Local Government
tbd tbd Asm Communications and Conveyance
tbd tbd Asm Appropriations
tbd tbd Assembly Floor
tbd tbd Senate Floor (2nd time)
tbd tbd Governor

SB.28 Votes

Vote Date Body
14-0 4/12/21 Sen Energy, Utilities and Communications
tbd tbd Sen Governance and Finance
tbd tbd Sen Appropriations
tbd tbd Senate Floor
tbd tbd Asm Local Government
tbd tbd Asm Communications and Conveyance
tbd tbd Asm Appropriations
tbd tbd Assembly Floor
tbd tbd Senate Floor (2nd time)
tbd tbd Governor

SB.649 Votes

Vote Date Body
11-0 4/4/17 Sen Energy, Utilities and Communications
7-0 4/26/17 Sen Governance and Finance
6-1 05/15/17 Sen Appropriations
32-8 05/31/17 Senate Floor
6-3 06/28/17 Asm Local Government
10-3 06/28/17 Asm Communications and Conveyance
12-5 09/01/17 Asm Appropriations
46-33 08/27/17 Assembly Floor
22-18 09/17/17 Senate Floor
Veto 10/15/17 Gov. Jerry Brown

Senators Who Did NOT Vote for SB.649 — in 2017 (45%)

  1. Benjamin Allen (D)
  2. Beall (now gone)
  3. Steven Bradford (D)
  4. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D) (voted against as an Assembly member)
  5. Galgiani (now gone)
  6. Steven M. Glazer (D)
  7. Hill (now gone)
  8. Jackson (now gone)
  9. Monique Limón (D) (voted against as an Assembly member)
  10. Connie M. Leyva (D)
  11. Mike McGuire (D)
  12. Mendoza (now gone)
  13. Mitchell (now gone)
  14. Monning (now gone)
  15. Moorlach (now gone)
  16. Josh Newman (D)
  17. Anthony J. Portantino (D)
  18. Richard D. Roth (D)
  19. Henry I. Stern (D)
  20. Bob Wieckowski (D)

Assembly Members Who Did NOT Vote for SB.649 — in 2017 (42%)

  1. Baker (now gone)
  2. Marc Berman (D)
  3. Richard Bloom (D)
  4. Rob Bonta (being confirmed as CA Attorney General)
  5. Caballero (now gone)
  6. Lisa Calderon (D)
  7. Ed Chau (D)
  8. David Chiu (D)
  9. Chu (now gone)
  10. Ken Cooley (D)
  11. Jordan Cunningham (R)
  12. Megan Dahle (R)
  13. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D) (now a Senator)
  14. Laura Friedman (D)
  15. James Gallagher (R)
  16. Cristina Garcia (D)
  17. Eduardo Garcia (D)
  18. Chris Holden (D)
  19. Ash Kalra (D)
  20. Marc Levine (D)
  21. Monique Limón (D) (now a Senator)
  22. Kevin Mullin (D)
  23. Al Muratsuchi (D)
  24. Adrin Nazarian (D)
  25. Patrick O’Donnell (D)
  26. Sharon Quirk-Silva (D)
  27. Anthony Rendon (D)
  28. Eloise Gómez Reyes (D)
  29. Ridley-Thomas now (gone)
  30. Mark Stone (D)
  31. Thurmond (now gone)
  32. Philip Ting (D)
  33. Jim Wood (D)

AB.2395 Vote

Vote Date Body
10-5 04/13/16 Asm Utilities and Commerce

AB.57 Vote

Vote Date Body
11-0 4/13/15 Asm Rules
7-2 5/13/15 Asm Local Government
66-14 05/22/15 Assembly Floor
8-3 06/15/15 Sen Energy, Utilities and Communications
6-1 07/15/15 Sen Governance and Finance
28-14 08/24/15 Senate Floor
66-14 08/27/15 Assembly Floor

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