Small-Cells Bill Passes California Assembly; Senate to Vote Next
The California Assembly passed small-cells legislation that seeks to promote 5G deployment by pre-empting local authority on wireless siting. It voted 46-16 Wednesday to send SB-649 to the Senate for a final up-or-down concurrence vote. Senators started voting Thursday afternoon,…
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with 17 for and 3 against, but not enough senators were on the floor to finish, said a spokeswoman for bill author Sen. Ben Hueso (D). Friday is the last day for California bills to pass this legislative session (see 1709060053). State small-cells bills elicited much discourse at the NATOA conference this week (see 1709130024 and 1709120001).