KY SB119 | 2011 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Enrolled on March 8 2011 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-03-17 - signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #4) [MS Word]

Summary

Create a new section of KRS 65.7621 to 65.7643 to require the Office of Homeland Security gather information on 911 emergency communications funding and report to the Legislative Research Commission by August 1 of each year; create a non-codified section to direct the Legislative Research Commission to create a task force to conduct a study of the funding of 911 emergency services in the Commonwealth; permit the task force to consult with the State Auditor's Office, the Commercial Mobile Radio Service Board, and any provider of emergency 911 services in the Commonwealth; provide that the task force may recommend to the General Assembly a uniform rate, set at a level no higher than the 911 surcharge rate in effect on 12/31/2010, to be collected and remitted by all end-users of voice communications services with access to 911 emergency in the Commonwealth; set forth what the recommendation shall be based upon; provide that the recommendations shall include methods and operational changes to improve cost and operating efficiencies, and any cost-saving measures that may be utilized by the PSAPs, which will not jeopardize public safety, including the feasibility and effectiveness of consolidating PSAPs; require the task force to report its findings and recommendations for funding emergency 911 services by December 1, 2011, or by an alternative date designated by the LRC.

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Title

AN ACT relating to 911 emergency communications funding.

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-03-17 signed by Governor
2011-03-08 delivered to Governor
2011-03-08 enrolled, signed by each presiding officer
2011-03-08 passed 32-0
2011-03-08 Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute
2011-03-08 posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute
2011-03-08 to Rules (S)
2011-03-08 received in Senate
2011-03-08 3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute
2011-03-08 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 8, 2011
2011-03-08 taken from Rules (H)
2011-03-07 2nd reading, to Rules
2011-03-03 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
2011-02-28 posting waived
2011-02-23 to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Safety (H)
2011-02-22 received in House
2011-02-18 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute
2011-02-18 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 18, 2011
2011-02-17 2nd reading, to Rules
2011-02-16 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
2011-02-10 to Natural Resources and Energy (S)
2011-02-08 introduced in Senate

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