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AL HB2

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/12/2016

Primary Sponsor

James Hanes

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2016

AI Summary

  • Establishes the "Kelsey Smith Act" requiring wireless service providers to provide call location information to law enforcement agencies upon request in emergency situations involving risk of death or serious bodily harm.

  • Restricts location information requests to law enforcement responding to emergency service calls or emergency situations with possible risk of death or serious physical harm.

  • Permits wireless service providers to establish voluntary protocols for disclosing call location information and grants civil liability immunity to providers acting in good faith under this section.

  • Authorizes law enforcement to monitor location information obtained from wireless providers or devices from any location in the state, regardless of device jurisdiction, subject to federal law limitations.

  • Requires the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to obtain contact information from all wireless service providers authorized in the state and disseminate it to state and local law enforcement agencies for emergency location requests.

Legislative Description

Wireless communications providers, location information of customer required upon request of law enforcement on certain circumstances, Kelsey Smith Act

Telecommunications

Last Action

Pending third reading on day 28 Favorable from Judiciary

4/27/2016

Committee Referrals

Judiciary4/13/2016
State Government2/2/2016

Full Bill Text

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