The Public Safety Communication Act of 2002, among other things, requires the Public Safety Radio Strategic Planning Committee to develop and implement a statewide integrated public safety communication system that facilitates interoperability among state public safety departments and other first response agencies and coordinate other shared uses of the public safety spectrum consistent with decisions and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission.
California AB 1564 (20152016) — Emergency services: wireless 911 calls: routing.
The Public Safety Communication Act of 2002, among other things, requires the Public Safety Radio Strategic Planning Committee to develop and implement a statewide integrated public safety communication system that facilitates interoperability among state public safety departments and other first response agencies and coordinate other shared uses of the public safety spectrum consistent with decisions and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1564 WILLIAMS Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 21–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1564 Williams By Hertzberg — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 20–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Williams — primary (person)
Brough — coauthor (person)
Hertzberg — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-01-04 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2016-01-05 From printer. May be heard in committee February 4.
2016-02-01 Referred to Coms. on U. & C. and G.O. referral-committee
2016-02-11 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2016-03-17 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & C. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-03-28 Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee
2016-03-31 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (March 30). Re-referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-05-04 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 4). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-05-05 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-12 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 4785.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-05-12 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2016-05-19 Referred to Com. on E., U., & C. referral-committee
2016-06-08 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2016-06-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-01 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2016-08-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-16 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5010.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-16 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2016-08-22 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2016-08-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-08-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 241, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4ccc0600-d307-4456-88cd-aee6446acf96. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).