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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a request for 9-1-1 service by text message and the |
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provision of available contact information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 771A, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 771A.002 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 771A.002. ACCESS TO 9-1-1 SERVICE BY TEXT MESSAGE; |
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AVAILABLE CONTACT INFORMATION. (a) In this section, "public |
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safety answering point" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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771.001. |
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(b) To the extent practicable and within available |
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resources, a public safety answering point shall receive emergency |
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9-1-1 communications by calls and text messages. |
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(c) In this chapter and Chapters 771 and 772, any reference |
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to a call for emergency services received by a public safety |
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answering point that has implemented a system allowing emergency |
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9-1-1 communications by text message means a call or text message. |
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(d) In this chapter and Chapters 771 and 772, a provision |
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referring to a telephone number associated with a call or text |
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message for emergency services applies only to a call or text |
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message originating from a device associated with a telephone |
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number. |
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(e) A provider or user shall provide to the public safety |
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answering point any other relevant and available contact |
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information of a person requesting emergency services using a |
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device not associated with a telephone number. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |