Kentucky House Bill 559 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-05 - posted in committee
Pending: House Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Amend KRS 65.7621 to remove the Lifeline service charge from the definition of CMRS service charges; remove Lifeline providers from the definition of "prepaid wireless telecommunications service"; amend KRS 65.7627 to remove the references to the Lifeline service charge being deposited into the CMRS fund; amend KRS 65.7630 to remove the requirement that CMRS providers include the number of Lifeline customers they serve each month in their annual report to the 911 Services Board; remove Lifeline end users from the definition of "active CMRS connection"; amend KRS 65.7636 to specify that the Federal Communications Commission can deem a CMRS provider a Lifeline provider; delete all language relating to the levying, collection, and remittance of a Lifeline provider service charge; specify that Lifeline providers shall not be liable for the postpaid or prepaid CMRS service charge; amend KRS 139.470 to remove the Lifeline service charge sales tax exemption; EMERGENCY.

AN ACT relating to 911 emergency service and declaring an emergency.

Rep. Brian Linder [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-05	House	posted in committee
2018-03-01	House	to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H)
2018-02-27	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB559.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB559/bill.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/18RS/HB559/LM.pdf