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CA SB341

Bill

Status

Passed

9/30/2021

Primary Sponsor

Mike McGuire

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires telecommunications service providers offering 911 access to maintain public outage maps on their websites and notify the Office of Emergency Services within 60 minutes of community isolation outages affecting 911 service or emergency notifications.

  • Mandates the Office of Emergency Services aggregate outage notification data and post it publicly on its website without naming individual providers, while allowing the Public Utilities Commission access to detailed information.

  • Requires the Public Utilities Commission to develop backup electricity rules by regulation that mandate telecommunications providers submit resiliency plans to maintain backup power for at least 72 hours, with exceptions allowed for feasibility in appropriate circumstances.

  • Adds reporting requirements to the Public Utilities Commission's annual report to include actions taken using outage data, deenergization event trends affecting telecommunications service, and analysis of mitigation strategies.

Legislative Description

Telecommunications service: outages.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 425, Statutes of 2021.

9/30/2021

Committee Referrals

Appropriations7/6/2021
Emergency Management6/23/2021
Communications and Conveyance5/20/2021
Appropriations4/6/2021
Governmental Organization3/22/2021
Energy, Utilities and Communications2/17/2021
Rules2/9/2021

Full Bill Text

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