Local government: public broadband services.
Summary
Existing law prohibits a local agency that is engaged in the provision of broadband internet access service in the state from taking certain actions regarding the accessing of content on the internet by an end user. Existing law defines various terms for these purposes, including defining "local agency" to mean any agency of local government authorized by any other law to provide broadband internet access service, and lists specified categories of local government agencies included in that definition of "local agency." This bill would add metropolitan planning organizations and regional transportation planning authorities to that list of local government agencies included in the definition of "local agency."
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Assembly Passage
Aug 2023
Signed into Law
Sep 2023
Introduced Feb 17, 2023
Signed Sep 8, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2023 · Assembly Aug 24, 2023
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Apr 20, 2023
D
Democratic31
90% Yea
R
Republican9
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Sep 8, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2792.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jun 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 7).
lower
May 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 814.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 684.) (April 12).
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
upper
Feb 17, 2023
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Monique Limón
DDemocratic
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