Local Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Collection Act.
The Local Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Collection Act (local prepaid MTS act) , until January 1, 2020, suspends the authority of a city, county, or city and county, including any charter 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, 2020, 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, be deposited in the Local Charges for Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Fund, and be transmitted to the city, county, or a city and county, as provided.
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SB 344
California SB 344 (20192020)
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Local Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Collection Act.
California SB 344 (20192020) — Local Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Collection Act.
The Local Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Collection Act (local prepaid MTS act) , until January 1, 2020, suspends the authority of a city, county, or city and county, including any charter 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, 2020, 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, be deposited in the Local Charges for Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Fund, and be transmitted to the city, county, or a city and county, as provided.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · lower
That the Assembly amendments be concurred in — 7–0 (pass) · upper
SB 344 McGuire Senate Third Reading By Burke — 66–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 14–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
McGuire — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-19 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2019-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2019-02-28 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2019-03-26 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-04-03 Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee
2019-04-04 Set for hearing April 24.
2019-04-22 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-04-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 846.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-04-30 Set for hearing May 6.
2019-05-06 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2019-05-07 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-09 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1003.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-09 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2019-05-24 Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. referral-committee
2019-06-17 June 17 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2019-06-27 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-07-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-08-14 August 14 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2019-08-30 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (August 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2019-09-03 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2019-09-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-09-10 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 3335.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-09-10 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2019-09-11 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). referral-committee
2019-09-11 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2808.) Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-09-11 Set for hearing September 12.
2019-09-13 From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 2963.) committee-passage
2019-09-13 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2937.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2019-09-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
2019-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 642, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/762d73a9-e079-48f3-8e90-4cd6b517ef7c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).