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HI SB2805

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/8/2016

Primary Sponsor

Ronald Kouchi

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Imposes a 66-cent surcharge on each retail transaction of prepaid wireless telecommunications service, to be collected by sellers from consumers at point of sale.

  • Requires sellers to separately list the surcharge on invoices or receipts and allows sellers to retain 3 percent of collected surcharges as an administrative fee.

  • Directs the Enhanced 911 Board to transfer all collected surcharges to the Enhanced 911 Fund within 30 days for deployment, sustainability, and development of enhanced 911 services.

  • Defines transaction location based on business location (in-person), shipping address, billing address, or mobile telephone address associated with the State.

  • Exempts minimal prepaid wireless service transactions (10 minutes or less, or $5 or less bundled with a device) from the surcharge and becomes effective July 1, 2017.

Legislative Description

Prepaid Wireless; Enhanced 911 Services

Last Action

Referred to PBS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 26

3/10/2016

Committee Referrals

Public Safety3/10/2016
Ways and Means2/17/2016
Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs1/27/2016

Full Bill Text

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