Bill Title: Amends the Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act. Provides that on and after July 1, 2013, $0.70 per surcharge collected shall be deposited into the Wireless Service Emergency Fund for distribution to 9-1-1 authorities, $0.02 per surcharge collected shall be deposited into the Wireless Service Emergency Fund and distributed to County Emergency Telephone System Boards in counties with a population under 250,000, and $0.01 per surcharge collected may be disbursed to the Illinois Commerce Commission for administrative costs. Permits the Illinois Commerce Commission to impose a penalty on a carrier equal to the product of $0.01 (now $0.005) and the number of subscribers served by the wireless carrier, and that any penalty collected shall be deposited into the Wireless Service Emergency Fund. Permits the Illinois Commerce Commission to require an annual report of income and expenditures from each emergency telephone systems board or qualified governmental entity providing 9-1-1 service, and the report may include a copy of the entity's audited financial statement. Amends this Act to be repealed on July 1, 2018 (now July 1, 2013). Amends the Public Utilities Act by repealing a Section regarding authority to serve as a 9-1-1 system provider on July 1, 2016 (now July 1, 2013). Amends the repealer Section to reflect this change. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB3073 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative John Bradley [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-117	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Naomi Jakobsson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-103	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Donald Moffitt [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-074	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mike Bost [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-115	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jack Franks [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-063	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Keith Farnham [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-043	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carol Sente [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-059	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Linda LaVia [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-083	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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