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Assembly Bill 416 (Warren – 1976)

Chapter 443, Statutes of 1976

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The Warren-911-Emergency Assistance Act, consisting of Government Code sections 53100, et. seq. and the Emergency Telephone Users Surcharge Law, consisting of Revenue and Taxation Code sections 41001, et. seq. were affected in 1976 following legislative passage of Assembly Bill 416.  (See Exhibit #1k)  Assembly member Charles Warren introduced the measure on January 8, 1975.  (See Exhibit #1a) 

Assembly Bill 416 was heard by the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation and the Senate Committee on Public Utilities, Transportation, and Energy where policy issues raised by the bill were considered.  (See Exhibits #2, #3, and #7)  The Assembly Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance examined the measure’s fiscal implications.  (See Exhibits #2, #4 and #9)  Following eight amendments, five in the Assembly and three in the Senate, Assembly Bill 416 was approved by both Houses of the Legislature, signed by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., and recorded as Chapter 443 of the Statutes of 1976.  (See Exhibits #1b through #1k and #2)  Because Assembly Bill 416 provided for a tax levy within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution, it became effective immediately upon enactment.  (See Exhibit #1k, page 1172, SEC. 11)

The Enrolled Bill Report to the Governor regarding Assembly Bill 416 prepared by the Department of Consumer Affairs provides the following digest of the bill:

AB 416 was introduced to provide funding for an emergency telephone number system (“911”) which had been provided for in legislation passed in 1972 (AB 515 – Warren).  The rationale
behind the “911” emergency concept is that it currently takes too long for a person in need of emergency assistance to seek and obtain that assistance.  Mr. Warren authored the 1972 legislation and thus is his own sponsor of AB 416.  There is no related or similar legislation now pending.
(See Exhibit #13, document PE-14)