HB 569 Summary

• Expands 911 emergency communications service definitions to include wireless, VoIP, prepaid wireless, and computer-based services in addition to traditional telephone service.

• Establishes a 50-cent per month emergency communications fee on prepaid wireless service, collected by prepaid wireless service suppliers from customers with sufficient account balance.

• Changes terminology from "emergency telephone tax" to "emergency communications fee" throughout statute and increases the maximum fee cap from 75 cents to 50 cents per access line per month for traditional telephone service.

• Adds wireless service providers and VoIP service providers to the 911 Service Oversight Committee, increasing membership from 16 to 18 members.

• Allows enhanced zip codes from prepaid wireless subscriber billing addresses to determine which governing body receives collected emergency communications fees.