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HB 729: Text-to-911 Service

GENERAL BILL by Willhite ; Henry ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Antone ; Brown ; Cortes, J. ; Geller ; Jenne ; Moskowitz ; Silvers ; Williamson

Text-to-911 Service; Requires counties to develop a specified plan for implementing a text-to-911 system and have a system to receive 911 text messages by a specified date.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/16/2017 House • Filed
    11/27/2017 House • Referred to Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee -HJ 64
    1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 64
    3/10/2018 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Energy and Utilities Subcommittee

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  • HB 729, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/16/2017 at 1:28 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1026 Text-to-911 Service Book Identical Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    365.172 Emergency communications number “E911.” Page 1 (pdf)

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