Telecommunications: universal service.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2007
Committee Review
Aug 2008
Senate Passage
Jan 2008
Assembly Passage
Aug 2008
Signed into Law
Sep 2008
Introduced Feb 23, 2007
Signed Sep 26, 2008
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2008 · Assembly Aug 18, 2008
How they voted
25–2
Passed
Total votes 27
Jan 30, 2008
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican10
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
16
Committee
13
Amendments
2
Sep 26, 2008
Signed into law
Approved by Governor.
legislature
Aug 21, 2008
Introduced
Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 35. Noes 2. Page 5278.) To enrollment.
upper
Aug 18, 2008
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 5. Page 6633.) To Senate.
lower
Aug 14, 2008
Upper · Passed
Action rescinded whereby bill was read third time and amended.
upper
Aug 8, 2008
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.)
lower
Jul 9, 2008
Lower · Passed
Placed on Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.
lower
Jun 30, 2008
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 9. Noes 0.).
lower
Jun 16, 2008
Lower · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce.
lower
Apr 28, 2008
Lower · Passed
To Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce.
lower
Jan 30, 2008
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 3. Page 2908.) To Assembly.
upper
Jan 24, 2008
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 2870.)
upper
Jan 22, 2008
Upper · Passed
Placed on Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.
upper
Jan 17, 2008
Upper · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.
upper
Jan 15, 2008
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 2812.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.
upper
Jan 7, 2008
Upper · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications.
upper
Apr 12, 2007
Committee
Re-referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications.
upper
Apr 9, 2007
Upper · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules.
upper
Mar 8, 2007
Upper · Passed
To Standing Committee on Rules.
upper
Feb 23, 2007
Introduced
Introduced. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
PW
Patricia Wiggins
DDemocratic
Co
CK
Christine Kehoe
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Cox
RRepublican
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