Kentucky Senate Bill 119 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Enrolled on March 8 2011 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-03-17 - signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #4) [MS Word]

Create a new section of KRS 65.7621 to 65.7643 to require the Office of Homeland Security gather information on 911 emergency communications funding and report to the Legislative Research Commission by August 1 of each year; create a non-codified section to direct the Legislative Research Commission to create a task force to conduct a study of the funding of 911 emergency services in the Commonwealth; permit the task force to consult with the State Auditor's Office, the Commercial Mobile Radio Service Board, and any provider of emergency 911 services in the Commonwealth; provide that the task force may recommend to the General Assembly a uniform rate, set at a level no higher than the 911 surcharge rate in effect on 12/31/2010, to be collected and remitted by all end-users of voice communications services with access to 911 emergency in the Commonwealth; set forth what the recommendation shall be based upon; provide that the recommendations shall include methods and operational changes to improve cost and operating efficiencies, and any cost-saving measures that may be utilized by the PSAPs, which will not jeopardize public safety, including the feasibility and effectiveness of consolidating PSAPs; require the task force to report its findings and recommendations for funding emergency 911 services by December 1, 2011, or by an alternative date designated by the LRC.

AN ACT relating to 911 emergency communications funding.

Sen. Tom Buford [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-17		signed by Governor
2011-03-08		delivered to Governor
2011-03-08		enrolled, signed by each presiding officer
2011-03-08		passed 32-0
2011-03-08		Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute
2011-03-08		posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute
2011-03-08		to Rules (S)
2011-03-08		received in Senate
2011-03-08		3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute
2011-03-08		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 8, 2011
2011-03-08		taken from Rules (H)
2011-03-07		2nd reading, to Rules
2011-03-03		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
2011-02-28		posting waived
2011-02-23		to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Safety (H)
2011-02-22		received in House
2011-02-18		3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute
2011-02-18		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 18, 2011
2011-02-17		2nd reading, to Rules
2011-02-16		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
2011-02-10		to Natural Resources and Energy (S)
2011-02-08		introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/SB119.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/SB119/bill.doc