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SB 178: Wireless 911 Telephone Services

GENERAL BILL by Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs

Wireless 911 Telephone Services; provides legislative findings, purposes, & intent; provides definitions; provides duties of DMS; creates Wireless 911 Board; imposes monthly fee for certain 911 telephone service; provides rate; provides for adjusting rate; exempts fee from state & local taxes; prohibits local governments from imposing additional fees re such service; prohibits certain activities re wireless 911 phone service; provides for severability, etc. Creates 365.172. APPROPRIATION: $18,711,000.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999
Last Action: 4/23/1999 Senate - House Bill substituted -SJ 00762; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 621 (Ch. 99-367); See also SB 180 (Ch. 99-202), SB 182 (Ch. 99-203)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/2/1998 Senate • Prefiled
1/5/1999 Senate • Referred to Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs; Fiscal Policy; On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs, 01/06/99, 1:00 pm, Room-309C
1/6/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs
1/11/1999 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
1/12/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 01/21/99, 9:00 am, Room-37S
1/21/1999 Senate • Comm. Action:-Favorable by Fiscal Policy
1/22/1999 Senate • Placed on Calendar
3/2/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00026; On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs, 01/06/99, 1:00 pm, Room-309C; Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs -SJ 00014; Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00014; On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 01/21/99, 9:00 am, Room-37S; Comm. Action:-Favorable by Fiscal Policy -SJ 00015; Placed on Calendar -SJ 00015
4/22/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00707; Read second time -SJ 00654; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00654; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00655
4/23/1999 Senate • House Bill substituted -SJ 00762; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 621 (Ch. 99-367); See also SB 180 (Ch. 99-202), SB 182 (Ch. 99-203)