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IL HB5502
Bill
Status
5/27/2022
Primary Sponsor
Kathleen Willis
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AI Summary
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Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act to add new definitions including "dispatchable location," "multi-line telephone system" (MLTS), "call back number," and "key telephone system" to modernize 9-1-1 terminology and requirements
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Establishes requirements for MLTS installed after February 16, 2020, mandating that users must be able to dial 9-1-1 directly without dialing additional digits, codes, or prefixes such as "9" for an outside line
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Requires MLTS to provide dispatchable location information (street address plus room/floor number) to 9-1-1 and to send notification to a central location when a 9-1-1 call is made, if technically feasible
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Grandfathers private residential and business switch systems installed on or before February 16, 2020 under different requirements, while requiring them to provide ANI (automatic number identification) and ALI (automatic location identification) to 9-1-1 systems
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Subjects interconnected VoIP providers to the same provisions as telecommunications carriers, including surcharge collection and remittance requirements, and repeals outdated Sections 15.6 and 15.8 of the Act
Legislative Description
9-1-1 TELEPHONE SYSTEM-VARIOUS
Last Action
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0983
5/27/2022