Telecommunications: universal service programs: California Advanced Services Fund.
Existing law, the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, establishes a program of cooperative federalism for the regulation of telecommunications to attain the goal of local competition, while implementing specific, predictable, and sufficient federal and state mechanisms to preserve and advance universal service, consistent with certain universal service principles. The universal service principles include the principle that consumers in all regions of the nation, including low-income consumers and those in rural, insular, and high-cost areas, should have access to telecommunications and information services, including interexchange services and advanced telecommunications and information services, that are reasonably comparable to those services provided in urban areas and that are available at rates that are reasonably comparable to rates charged for similar services in urban areas. The act authorizes each state to adopt regulations to provide for additional definitions and standards to preserve and advance universal service within the state, only to the extent that they adopt additional specific, predictable, and sufficient mechanisms that do not rely on or burden federal universal service support mechanisms.
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20132014
SB 740
California SB 740 (20132014)
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Telecommunications: universal service programs: California Advanced Services Fund.
California SB 740 (20132014) — Telecommunications: universal service programs: California Advanced Services Fund.
Existing law, the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, establishes a program of cooperative federalism for the regulation of telecommunications to attain the goal of local competition, while implementing specific, predictable, and sufficient federal and state mechanisms to preserve and advance universal service, consistent with certain universal service principles. The universal service principles include the principle that consumers in all regions of the nation, including low-income consumers and those in rural, insular, and high-cost areas, should have access to telecommunications and information services, including interexchange services and advanced telecommunications and information services, that are reasonably comparable to those services provided in urban areas and that are available at rates that are reasonably comparable to rates charged for similar services in urban areas. The act authorizes each state to adopt regulations to provide for additional definitions and standards to preserve and advance universal service within the state, only to the extent that they adopt additional specific, predictable, and sufficient mechanisms that do not rely on or burden federal universal service support mechanisms.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Set first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 12–4 (pass) · lower
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 11–4 (pass) · lower
SB 740 Padilla Third Reading Urgency By BRADFORD — 59–16 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 5–3 (fail) · lower
Sponsors
Padilla — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-22 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2013-02-24 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 26.
2013-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2013-03-11 Referred to Com. on E., U., & C. referral-committee
2013-03-12 Set for hearing April 2.
2013-03-27 Hearing postponed by committee.
2013-03-28 Set for hearing April 16.
2013-04-02 Hearing postponed by committee.
2013-04-12 Set for hearing April 30.
2013-05-06 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 750.) (April 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-07 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-05-10 Set for hearing May 20.
2013-05-20 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2013-05-21 Set for hearing May 23.
2013-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1019.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-05-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-28 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 1. Page 1108.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-17 Referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee
2013-06-26 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-07-01 Set, first hearing. Failed passage in committee. committee-failure
2013-08-07 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-08-12 Reconsideration granted.
2013-08-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-21 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2013-08-30 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (August 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-09-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-09-06 Read third time and amended. (Page 2948.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-09-06 Ordered to third reading.
2013-09-11 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 16. Page 3187.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-11 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-09-11 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 3. Page 2381.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
2013-10-03 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-03 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 522, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0ba59511-3287-41ae-9819-ca947ebedb1a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).