H05302024 Regular Session
Amends existing law to revise the amount of an emergency communications fee.
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS ACT -- Amends existing law to revise the amount of an emergency communications fee.
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS ACT
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This legislation increases the 911 fee that counties receive. The 911 fee was established in 1988 and has not changed since that time. Many counties are unable to provide the 911 services required due to increasing costs of the technologies. Additionally, there is the need to upgrade all systems. The system upgrades are not a question of if, but when. The current infrastructure for the 911 system is standing on legacy technology that will be removed and counties will have to have systems in place that will work on the new technologies.
LATEST ACTION
Reported Printed and Referred to Local Government
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2024
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Feb 9, 2024