Honorable Phil King, Chair, House Committee on Regulated Industries
FROM:
John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB802 by Geren (relating to the number and location information requirements provided by business phones in certain 9-1-1 emergency communication districts. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The substitute bill exempts state agencies from the Act. The bill would require a business service user that owns or leases a publicly or privately owned telephone switch used to provide telephone services to non-affiliated businesses to furnish for each 9-1-1 call the telephone number of the subscriber and the address associated with the number (Automatic Location Identification). Additionally, the bill requires a business service user that owns or leases a publicly or privately owned telephone switch used to consolidate telephone services at two or more physical addresses to provide a level of service that identifies an accurate physical address and telephone number for each 9-1-1 call. The bill specifies that each floor of a multi-tenant building is considered a different physical address and a hotel, motel, or lodging facility must use a system that furnishes a telephone number and location of the individual unit if the facility does not operate with a 24-hour, seven-day on-site telephone operator. The substituted bill does not apply to a telecommunications system installed by a public school district or a state agency and applies to a telecommunications system installed on or after September 1, 2003. The Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
313 Department of Information Resources, 477 Commission on State Emergency Communications