Bill Text: TX SB53 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a request for 9-1-1 service by text message and the provision of available contact information.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-06 - Co-author authorized [SB53 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB53-Introduced.html
| 86R1498 JG-D | ||
| By: Zaffirini | S.B. No. 53 | |
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| relating to a request for 9-1-1 service by text message and the | ||
| provision of available contact information. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 771A, Health and Safety Code, is amended | ||
| by adding Section 771A.002 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 771A.002. ACCESS TO 9-1-1 SERVICE BY TEXT MESSAGE; | ||
| AVAILABLE CONTACT INFORMATION. (a) In this section, "public | ||
| safety answering point" has the meaning assigned by Section | ||
| 771.001. | ||
| (b) To the extent practicable and within available | ||
| resources, a public safety answering point shall receive emergency | ||
| 9-1-1 communications by calls and text messages. | ||
| (c) In this chapter and Chapters 771 and 772, any reference | ||
| to a call for emergency services received by a public safety | ||
| answering point that has implemented a system allowing emergency | ||
| 9-1-1 communications by text message means a call or text message. | ||
| (d) In this chapter and Chapters 771 and 772, a provision | ||
| referring to a telephone number associated with a call or text | ||
| message for emergency services applies only to a call or text | ||
| message originating from a device associated with a telephone | ||
| number. | ||
| (e) A provider or user shall provide to the public safety | ||
| answering point any other relevant and available contact | ||
| information of a person requesting emergency services using a | ||
| device not associated with a telephone number. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
