BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 2972 By: Seidlits 04-25-95 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Currently, cellular phone providers are not licensed to provide Caller I.D. services. PURPOSE HB 2972 adds cellular phone providers to those who can provide Caller I.D. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Article 18.21 Sec (14) of the Code of Criminal Procedure by adding a caller identification service provided by Commercial Mobile Radio Service to the list exempted from the definition of "trap and trace device." SECTION 2. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION Pursuant to public notice posted on March 15, 1995, the Committee on State Affairs convened in a public hearing on March 20, 1995 to consider HB 2972. The Chair laid out HB 2972 and recognized Rep. Seidlits to explain the bill. The following person testified for the bill: Larry Southern representing himself and; Bill Clayton representing Southwestern Bell Mobile. The Chair left HB 2972 pending. In a public hearing on April 5, 1995, the Chair laid out HB 2972. HB 2972 was reported favorably without amendment with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars which prevailed by a record vote of 15 ayes, 0 nays, 0 pnv, 0 absent.