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TX SB2860
Bill
Status
3/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Borris Miles
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AI Summary
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Expands the purpose of the wireless 9-1-1 emergency service fee to include supporting deployment and reliable operation of next generation 9-1-1 service, in addition to automatic number and location identification
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Establishes a biennial inflation adjustment for the 50-cent monthly fee, adjusted on January 1 of each odd-numbered year by up to half of the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) percentage change
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Creates a new distribution formula where emergency communication districts created under Chapter 772 have 3% of their proportional share redistributed equally among all Chapter 772 districts
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Requires the commission to distribute funds to non-state-system emergency communication districts within 15 days after the end of each collection month, based on population proportion
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Takes effect September 1, 2025, applying beginning with the state fiscal biennium starting that date
Legislative Description
Relating to the emergency service fee collected by a wireless service provider.
Utilities
Last Action
Referred to Business & Commerce
4/7/2025