Illinois House Bill 5541 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act. Defines "Trust Fund". Provides that beginning January 1, 2013, (now, January 1, 2008) the monthly surcharge imposed on wireless carriers shall be $1.00, rather than $0.73. Removes provisions concerning amounts per surcharge to be deposited into specified funds. Requires the State Treasurer to deposit $0.80 per surcharge into the Wireless Service Emergency Fund for distribution to the 9-1-1 authorities and $0.18 per surcharge into the NG9-1-1 Service Equalization Trust Fund. Provides that 1% of the amounts collected may be distributed to the Illinois Commerce Commission to cover administrative costs. Further provides that in the case of a delinquent report, the Illinois Commerce Commission may impose a penalty on a carrier equal to the product of $0.1 (now, 1/2

WIRELESS 911-SURCHARGE

Rep. Donald Moffitt [R]	Rep. Lisa Dugan [D]	Rep. Mike Bost [R]	Rep. David Leitch [R]
Rep. Brandon Phelps [D]	Rep. Naomi Jakobsson [D]	Rep. Karen May [D]	Rep. Eddie Jackson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2012-03-29	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
2012-03-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
2012-03-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
2012-02-29	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
2012-02-29	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
2012-02-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
2012-02-16	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
2012-02-15	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2012-02-15	House	First Reading
2012-02-14	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
50	751	10	Amended Code	Citation Text
50	751	17	Amended Code	Citation Text
50	751	70	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5541&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5541.htm