Mississippi Senate Bill 2746 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on June 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-06-09 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Mississippi Emergency Communications Authority Act; To Define Certain Terms Used In The Act; To Establish The Mississippi Emergency Communications Authority As An Entity Within The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency; To Provide For The Authority's Powers And Duties; To Provide For The Distribution Of The Services Charges; To Provide For Confidentiality Of Information Submitted To The Authority; To Authorize The Levy Of A Service Charge; To Bring Forward Sections 33-15-7, 33-15-14 And 45-1-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Repeal Section 15-5-313, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Emergency Telephone Services Charges; To Repeal Section 19-5-331, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Defines Certain Terms As Used In The Provisions Providing For Enhanced Wireless Emergency Telephone Service; To Repeal Section 19-5-333, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Commercial Mobile Radio Service (cmrs) Board And Provides For Its Powers And Duties; To Repeal Section 19-5-335, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Collection Of Services Charges By The Commercial Mobile Radio Service Board And Requires Registration Of Cmrs Providers; To Repeal Section 19-5-337, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Confidentiality Of Proprietary Information Submitted To The Commercial Mobile Radio Service Board; To Repeal Section 19-5-339, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Requirement To Provide Enhanced 911 Service; To Repeal Section 19-5-341, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Makes It An Offense And Provides Criminal Penalties For Using Wireless Emergency Telephone Service For Personal Use; To Repeal Section 19-5-343, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Collection And Remittance Of Prepaid Wireless E911 Charges; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Emergency Communications Authority Act; create.

Sen. Scott DeLano [R]

Sen. Kevin Blackwell [R]

Sen. Robert Jackson [D]

Sen. Sampson Jackson [D]

2020-03-12 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 49 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-09	House	Died In Committee
2020-03-25	House	Referred To Public Utilities;Appropriations
2020-03-16	Senate	Transmitted To House
2020-03-12	Senate	Passed As Amended
2020-03-12	Senate	Amended
2020-03-12	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2020-03-03	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2020-03-03	Senate	DR - TSDPCS: TE To EN
2020-02-17	Senate	Referred To Technology;Energy

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/SB/SB2746.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2746IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2746CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2746PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/sam/SB2746_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/votes/senate/0660017.pdf