Local Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Collection Act.
The Local Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Collection Act (local prepaid MTS act) , until January 1, 2021, suspends the authority of a city, county, or city and county to impose a utility user tax on the consumption of prepaid communications service and any charge that applies to prepaid mobile telephony service, as defined, on access to communication services or access to local "911" emergency telephone systems, and instead requires those taxes and charges to be applied during the period beginning January 1, 2016, and ending January 1, 2021, under any local ordinance to be at specified rates. The local prepaid MTS act requires that these local charges imposed by a city, county, or a city and county on prepaid mobile telephony services be collected from the prepaid consumer by a seller at the same time of the retail sale, as specified. Existing law requires that all local charges be collected and paid to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration pursuant to the Fee Collection Procedures Law and be deposited into the Local Charges for Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Fund, and be transmitted to the city, county, or city and county, as provided.
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California Legislature
20192020
SB 1441
California SB 1441 (20192020)
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Local Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Collection Act.
California SB 1441 (20192020) — Local Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Collection Act.
The Local Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Collection Act (local prepaid MTS act) , until January 1, 2021, suspends the authority of a city, county, or city and county to impose a utility user tax on the consumption of prepaid communications service and any charge that applies to prepaid mobile telephony service, as defined, on access to communication services or access to local "911" emergency telephone systems, and instead requires those taxes and charges to be applied during the period beginning January 1, 2016, and ending January 1, 2021, under any local ordinance to be at specified rates. The local prepaid MTS act requires that these local charges imposed by a city, county, or a city and county on prepaid mobile telephony services be collected from the prepaid consumer by a seller at the same time of the retail sale, as specified. Existing law requires that all local charges be collected and paid to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration pursuant to the Fee Collection Procedures Law and be deposited into the Local Charges for Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Fund, and be transmitted to the city, county, or city and county, as provided.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 1441 McGuire Senate Third Reading By Burke — 73–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 18–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB1441 McGuire Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
McGuire — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2020-02-21 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2020-02-24 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.
2020-02-24 Read first time. reading-1
2020-03-12 Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee
2020-05-07 Set for hearing May 11.
2020-05-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3524.) (May 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-05-26 Set for hearing June 1.
2020-06-02 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2020-06-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2020-06-11 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3676.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-06-11 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2020-06-18 Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. referral-committee
2020-07-27 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-08-11 August 11 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2020-08-20 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (August 20). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2020-08-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2020-08-25 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-08-25 Ordered to third reading.
2020-08-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 1. Page 5292.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-08-30 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2020-08-31 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2020-08-31 From special consent calendar on motion of Senator Grove.
2020-08-31 Ordered to unfinished business.
2020-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2020-09-10 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2020-09-25 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2020-09-25 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 179, Statutes of 2020.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/85327ba4-b3ad-4a05-9593-e857abcd7feb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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