Local emergency telephone systems: appropriate use.
Summary
Existing law, the Warren-911-Emergency Assistance Act, requires every local public agency to establish within its jurisdiction a basic emergency telephone system, and directs the Public Safety Communications Division within the California Technology Agency to coordinate and assist a local public agency to establish that system. This bill would require the California 911 Emergency Communications Office to develop and implement a public education campaign to instruct the public on appropriate and inappropriate uses of the 911 emergency telephone number system.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2012
Committee Review
Aug 2012
Assembly Passage
May 2012
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2012
Last action Aug 16, 2012
Floor votes · Assembly May 29, 2012
How they voted
49–20
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 72
May 29, 2012
D
Democratic45
95% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican26
76% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
9
Aug 16, 2012
Upper · Passed
In committee: Held under submission.
upper
Jul 2, 2012
Upper · Passed
In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
upper
Jun 19, 2012
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 7, 2012
Committee
Referred to Com. on E., U. & C.
upper
May 29, 2012
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (49-20-3)
assembly
May 25, 2012
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 25).
lower
Apr 18, 2012
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
Apr 10, 2012
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Mar 15, 2012
Committee
Referred to Com. on U. & C.
lower
Feb 26, 2012
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
lower
Feb 24, 2012
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
NT
Norma Torres
DDemocratic
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