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HB 621: Wireless 911 Telephone Services

GENERAL BILL by Logan ; Maygarden ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Goodlette ; Greenstein ; Smith ; Sobel ; Gottlieb ; Rojas ; Bush ; Bronson ; Melvin ; Kilmer ; Murman ; Bitner ; Turnbull ; Crow ; Kelly ; Bainter ; Stansel ; Boyd ; Albright ; Smith ; Fasano ; Trovillion ; Waters ; Flanagan ; Miller ; Minton ; Dockery ; Roberts-Burke ; Fiorentino

Wireless 911 Telephone Services; provides legislative findings, purposes, & intent; 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 telephone service; provides severability, etc. Creates 365.172. APPROPRIATION: $18,711,000.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999
Last Action: 6/17/1999 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-367; See also SB 180 (Ch. 99-202), SB 182 (Ch. 99-203)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/8/1999 House • Prefiled
3/2/1999 House • Introduced -HJ 00057
3/3/1999 House • Referred to Community Affairs (PRC); Governmental Operations (PRC); Utilities & Communications (CAC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Government Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00175
3/4/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs (PRC), 03/08/99, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
3/8/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Community Affairs (PRC) -HJ 00315
3/11/1999 House • Now in Governmental Operations (PRC) -HJ 00315
3/15/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Operations (PRC), 03/17/99, 3:30 pm, 116K
3/17/1999 House • Comm. Action: Favorable by Governmental Operations (PRC) -HJ 00382
3/18/1999 House • Now in Utilities & Communications (CAC) -HJ 00382; On Committee agenda-- Utilities & Communications (CAC), 03/22/99, 1:00 pm, 212K
3/22/1999 House • Comm. Action: Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by Utilities & Communications (CAC) -HJ 00386
3/23/1999 House • Now in Finance & Taxation (FRC) -HJ 00386
4/7/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance & Taxation (FRC), 04/09/99, 9:45 am, Morris Hall
4/9/1999 House • Comm. Action: Favorable by Finance & Taxation (FRC) -HJ 00582
4/13/1999 House • Now in General Government Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00582
4/14/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations (FRC), 04/16/99, 9:30 am, 214C
4/16/1999 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by General Government Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00750
4/19/1999 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00750
4/22/1999 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00785; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00786; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00786; Read third time -HJ 00786; Passed as amended; YEAS 104 NAYS 11 -HJ 00786; Motion to reconsider adopted -HJ 00804; Amendment(s) reconsidered, failed -HJ 00805; Amendment(s) reconsidered, adopted -HJ 00805; Passed as amended; YEAS 107 NAYS 8 -HJ 00805
4/22/1999 Senate • In Messages
4/23/1999 Senate • Received, referred to Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs -SJ 00795; Immediately withdrawn from Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs -SJ 00762; Substituted for SB 178 -SJ 00762; Read second time -SJ 00762; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00762; Read third time -SJ 00763; Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 1 -SJ 00763; Immediately certified -SJ 00763
4/23/1999 House • In returning messages
4/28/1999 House • Concurred -HJ 01496; Passed as amended; YEAS 102 NAYS 11 -HJ 01497; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 01497
6/2/1999 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/17/1999 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-367; See also SB 180 (Ch. 99-202), SB 182 (Ch. 99-203)