CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1142Introduced by Senator MenjivarFebruary 14, 2024 An act to amend Section 886 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to telecommunications. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1142, as introduced, Menjivar. Telecommunications: telephone 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 entities that have failed to register, or that are denied registration, from offering telephone prepaid debit cards, and subjects 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 Bill TextThe 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.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1142Introduced by Senator MenjivarFebruary 14, 2024 An act to amend Section 886 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to telecommunications. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1142, as introduced, Menjivar. Telecommunications: telephone 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 entities that have failed to register, or that are denied registration, from offering telephone prepaid debit cards, and subjects 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
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1142
Introduced by Senator MenjivarFebruary 14, 2024
Introduced by Senator Menjivar
February 14, 2024
An act to amend Section 886 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to telecommunications.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1142, as introduced, Menjivar. Telecommunications: telephone 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 entities that have failed to register, or that are denied registration, from offering telephone prepaid debit cards, and subjects 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.
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 entities that have failed to register, or that are denied registration, from offering telephone prepaid debit cards, and subjects 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
## 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.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## 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.
SECTION 1. Section 886 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
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.
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.
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.
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.