Bill Text: CA AB1303 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Communications: telephone prepaid debit cards.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-21 - Introduced. To print. [AB1303 Detail]

Download: California-2025-AB1303-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1303

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Introduced by Assembly Member Valencia

February 21, 2025

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An act to amend Section 886 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to communications.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1303, as introduced, Valencia. Communications: telephone prepaid debit cards.

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations. Existing law requires entities offering the services of telephone prepaid debit cards that are not certificated by the commission to provide telephone service to register with the commission, as specified. Existing law prohibits those entities that have failed to register, or that are denied registration, from offering telephone prepaid debit cards, and subjects those entities that have failed to register, or that are denied registration, that offer telephone prepaid debit cards to fines or other sanctions, as specified.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that prohibition.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 886 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:

886.

 Entities that are required to register, but have failed to do so, register, or entities that are denied registration by the commission, shall not offer the services of telephone prepaid debit cards. Entities that are required to register, but have failed to do so, register, and entities denied registration that offer telephone prepaid debit cards shall be subject to fines or other sanctions that may be ordered by the commission.