CA AB1303 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: Passed on October 6 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-06 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 347, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: Passed on October 6 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-06 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 347, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Section 2891 of, and to add Section 876.5 to, the Public Utilities Code, relating to communications.
Title
Communications: lifeline telephone service program.
Sponsors
| Asm. Avelino Valencia [D] | Asm. Mia Bonta [D] | Asm. Jessica Caloza [D] | Asm. Juan Carrillo [D] |
| Asm. Josh Lowenthal [D] | Asm. Liz Ortega [D] | Asm. Chris Rogers [D] | Sen. Susan Rubio [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-09-09 - Assembly - AB 1303 Valencia Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 61 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-09-08 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB1303 Valencia et al. By Gonzalez (Y: 29 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-07-08 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-17 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-05-19 - Assembly - AB 1303 Valencia Assembly Third Reading (Y: 61 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 8 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-08 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB1303 Valencia et al. By Gonzalez (Y: 29 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-07-08 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-17 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-05-19 - Assembly - AB 1303 Valencia Assembly Third Reading (Y: 61 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 8 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-06 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 347, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-06 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-16 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-09 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 61. Noes 14. Page 3120.). |
| 2025-09-08 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-08 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 2626.). |
| 2025-09-04 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-03 | Senate | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-08-26 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-25 | Senate | From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. |
| 2025-08-13 | Senate | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| 2025-07-10 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-09 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (July 8). |
| 2025-06-26 | Senate | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-06-24 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-06-23 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (June 17). |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and JUD. |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-05-19 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 12. Page 1609.) |
| 2025-05-15 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-14 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14). |
| 2025-05-05 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-05-01 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-04-30 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (April 29). |
| 2025-04-09 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-04-09 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2025-04-02 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on C. & C. |
| 2025-04-01 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on C. & C. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-03-25 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on C. & C. |
| 2025-03-24 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on C. & C. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-03-24 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on C. & C. and JUD. |
| 2025-02-24 | Assembly | Read first time. |
| 2025-02-22 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 24. |
| 2025-02-21 | Assembly | Introduced. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Utilities Code | 2891 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Public Utilities Code | 876.5 | New Code | See Bill Text |
