HB 3164 — EMERGENCY TELEPHONE-SURCHARGE

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Kam Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

ILCS 750/15.3 from Ch.

134, par.

45.3 ILCS 750/15.3a Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act.

Provides that, until December 31, 2027 (currently, December 31, 2025), a municipality with a population over 500,000 may not impose a monthly surcharge in excess of $5 per network connection.

Provides that, on and after January 1, 2028 (currently, January 1, 2026), a municipality with a population over 500,000 may not impose a monthly surcharge in excess of $2.50 per network connection.

Provides that, until December 31, 2027 (currently, December 31, 2025), a municipality with a population over 500,000 may by ordinance continue to impose and collect a monthly surcharge per commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) connection or in-service telephone number billed on a monthly basis that does not exceed $5.

Provides that, on and after January 1, 2028 (currently, January 1, 2026), a municipality with a population over 500,000 may continue imposing and collecting its wireless carrier surcharge subject to certain limitations.

Effective immediately.

LRB104 11084 HLH 21166 b A BILL FOR HB3164 LRB104 11084 HLH 21166 b AN ACT concerning local government.

Provided, however, that where multiple voice grade communications channels are connected between the subscriber's premises and a HB3164 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 11084 HLH 21166 b public switched network through private branch exchange (PBX) or centrex type service, a municipality imposing a surcharge at a rate per network connection, as determined in accordance with this Act, shall impose:

or (iv) for an advanced service provisioned trunk line HB3164 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 11084 HLH 21166 b connected between the subscriber's premises and the public switched network through a P.B.X., where the advanced service provisioned trunk line is capable of transporting at least 2 but fewer than 23 simultaneous VGC's per trunk line, the telecommunications carrier collecting the surcharge may elect to impose surcharges in accordance with the table provided in this Section, without limiting any telecommunications carrier's obligations to otherwise keep and maintain records.

Facility VGC's 911 Surcharges Advanced service provisioned trunk line 18-23 12 Advanced service provisioned trunk line 12-17 10 Advanced service provisioned trunk line 2-11 8 Subsections (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) are not intended to HB3164 Engrossed - 4 - LRB104 11084 HLH 21166 b make any change in the meaning of this Section, but are intended to remove possible ambiguity, thereby confirming the intent of paragraph (a) as it existed prior to and following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.

(b) For purposes of computing the surcharge imposed by subsection (a), the network connections to which the surcharge shall apply shall be those in-service network connections, other than those network connections assigned to the municipality or county, where the service address for each such network connection or connections is located within the HB3164 Engrossed - 5 - LRB104 11084 HLH 21166 b corporate limits of the municipality or county levying the surcharge.

impose YES a surcharge of up to ...¢ per month per network connection, which surcharge will be added to the monthly bill you receive ---------------- for telephone or telecommunications charges, for the purpose of installing (or improving) a 9-1-1 Emergency NO Telephone System? HB3164 Engrossed - 6 - LRB104 11084 HLH 21166 b ------------------------------------------------------------ If a majority of the votes cast upon the public question are in favor thereof, the surcharge shall be imposed.

(d) A county may not impose a surcharge, unless requested by a municipality, in any incorporated area which has previously approved a surcharge as provided in subsection (c) or in any incorporated area where the corporate authorities of the municipality have previously entered into a binding contract or letter of intent with a telecommunications carrier to provide sophisticated 9-1-1 service through municipal HB3164 Engrossed - 7 - LRB104 11084 HLH 21166 b funds.

(h) Except as expressly provided in subsection (a) of this Section, on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly and until December 31, 2017, a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more shall not impose a monthly surcharge per network connection in excess of the highest monthly surcharge imposed as of January 1, 2014 by HB3164 Engrossed - 8 - LRB104 11084 HLH 21166 b any county or municipality under subsection (c) of this Section.

The pledge and agreement set forth in this Section survive the termination of the surcharge under subsection (l) by virtue of the replacement of the surcharge monies guaranteed under Section HB3164 Engrossed - 9 - LRB104 11084 HLH 21166 b 20;

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a unit of local government or emergency telephone system board providing wireless 9-1-1 service and imposing and collecting a HB3164 Engrossed - 10 - LRB104 11084 HLH 21166 b wireless carrier surcharge prior to July 1, 1998 may continue its practices of imposing and collecting its wireless carrier surcharge, but, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, in no event shall that monthly surcharge exceed $2.50 per commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) connection or in-service telephone number billed on a monthly basis.

On or after January 1, 2028 HB3164 Engrossed - 11 - LRB104 11084 HLH 21166 b January 1, 2026, the municipality may continue imposing and collecting its wireless carrier surcharge as provided in and subject to the limitations of subsection (a) of this Section.