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IL SB3265

Bill

Status

Passed

1/9/2015

Primary Sponsor

John Sullivan

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Origin

Senate

98th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act by modifying Section 17 regarding wireless carrier surcharges for 9-1-1 services
  • Establishes a $0.73 monthly surcharge per wireless connection effective January 1, 2008, collected by wireless carriers and remitted to the Illinois Commerce Commission within 45 days
  • Changes fund distribution effective July 1, 2014 to allocate $0.05 to Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund, $0.66 to Wireless Service Emergency Fund, and $0.02 distributed equally to County Emergency Telephone System Boards or qualified governmental entities in counties with populations under 100,000
  • Imposes penalties on carriers for delinquent surcharge payments (minimum $25 per month or 1% of delinquent amount) and for failure to report subscriber numbers by zip code (minimum $25 per month or $0.01 per subscriber served)
  • Requires annual audits by the Auditor General of both emergency funds to verify compliance, adequate record-keeping, reasonable administrative costs, and wireless 9-1-1 service implementation progress

Legislative Description

CTY CD-COURT SERVICES FEE

Last Action

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1167

1/9/2015

Committee Referrals

Rules5/30/2014
Executive4/23/2014
Rules4/3/2014
Judiciary2/25/2014
Assignments2/14/2014

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