Existing law establishes the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program and requires the Public Utilities Commission to administer a surcharge to collect revenues of up to $100,000,000 per year until January 1, 2025, subject to an annual appropriation of moneys by the Legislature, to allow providers of equipment and service pursuant to the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program to recover their costs as they are incurred. Existing law establishes the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program Administrative Committee Fund for the program described above.
California SB 142 (20252026) — Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program.
Existing law establishes the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program and requires the Public Utilities Commission to administer a surcharge to collect revenues of up to $100,000,000 per year until January 1, 2025, subject to an annual appropriation of moneys by the Legislature, to allow providers of equipment and service pursuant to the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program to recover their costs as they are incurred. Existing law establishes the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program Administrative Committee Fund for the program described above.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 142 B. & F. R. Third Reading Urgency By GABRIEL — 72–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-01-23 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2025-01-24 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 23.
2025-02-05 Referred to Com. on B. & F. R. referral-committee
2025-03-17 Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 384.)
2025-03-17 Ordered to second reading.
2025-03-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-03-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 444.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-03-20 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2025-03-24 Referred to Com. on BUDGET. referral-committee
2025-06-24 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-06-27 Withdrawn from committee pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.