HB 463 — DISTRICTS/COMMUNICATIONS: Provides relative to emergency communications service charges

HLSENROLLED 26RS-1324 REENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.

463 BY REPRESENTATIVE MCMAKIN DISTRICTS/COMMUNICATIONS:AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

Provides33:9109(C)(2) relativeand to(7)(b) emergencyand communications9109.2(C)(1) serviceand charges(2)(b), AN ACT To amend and reenactto enact R.S.

33:9109(C)(2),33:9109.2(C)(2)(e), relative to communications districts;

to provide relative to notice to service suppliers;

to provide relative to posting of reports;

33:9109(C)(2) isand herebyamended(7)(b) and reenacted9109.2(C)(1) toand read(2)(b) asare follows:hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.

33:9109.2(C)(2)(e) is herebyenacted to read as follows:

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463 (b)(i)ENROLLED Each(b) A communications district thatshall leviesnot levy a service charge pursuantin toexcess thisof Subsectionone shalldollar submit an annual report to the legislative committees on commerce and totwenty-five thecents governingper authorityofmonth theunless parishboth orof municipality in which the districtfollowing isoccur: located.

(ii) The report shall include but not be limited to all of the following:

(aa) The total amount of service charge revenues collected.

(bb) A detailed accounting of expenditures of such revenues.

(cc) Performance metrics, including average call answertimes and dispatch times.

(dd) A description of any improvements to emergency communications systems funded by such revenues.

(c) Acommunicationsdistrictshallnotlevyaservicechargeinexcessofone dollar and twenty-five cents per month unless both of the following occur:

* * * Section(7)(a) 2.* * * (b) The service charge shall be collected by each service supplier providing service in the district.

ThisThe Actdistrict shall becomenotify, effectiveby oncertified Januarymail, 1,return 2027.receipt requested, each service supplier providing service in the district, through its registered agent for serviceof process in this state, when applicable, of the adoption of the resolution or ordinance provided for in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection.

DIGESTThe ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislativeduty Services.of the wireless service supplier to collect any such service charge or any increase in service charge authorized by this Section shall commence within sixty days after receipt of such notice.

It* constitutes* nopart* of§9109.2. the legislative instrument.

TheRestrictions keyword,imposed one-liner,on abstract,use andof digestcertain dofunds not* constitute* part* C.(1)NolaterthanthefirstofMayofeachyear,the911districtsshallsubmit a consolidated report of statewide 911 communication activity to both the lawHouse orCommittee proofon orCommerce indiciaand the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs of legislativethe intent.Louisiana Legislature.

[R.S.A copy of the consolidated report shall be submitted to the governing authority of each parish in which a 911 district included in the report is located.

1:13(B)Each andcommunications 24:177(E)]district HBshall 463post Reengrossedthe 2026consolidated Regularreport Sessionon McMakinits Abstract:public website, if it maintains a public website, within ten calendar days after submission.

Increases the maximum allowable wireless commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) emergency telephone service charge.

PresentlawauthorizesthegoverningauthorityofacommunicationsdistricttolevyaCMRS emergency telephone service charge in an amount not to exceed $1.25 per month per wireless CMRS connection or the rate which the district levies or is authorized to levy on CMRS users on August 1, 2016, whichever is higher.

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463 ProposedENROLLED law(2) increasesThe thereport maximumshall CMRSinclude, emergencyat telephonea serviceminimum, chargeall amountof the governingfollowing authorityoffrom athe communicationsprevious districtcalendar isyear: authorized to levyfrom $1.25 to $2 per month per wireless CMRS connection.

Otherwise* retains* present* law.(b)Allexpendituresforeach911districtandallexpendituresstatewide.This accounting shall identify, at a minimum and where applicable, expenditures for all of the following:

Proposed(i) lawPSAP requireseachcommunicationspersonnel district that leviesaservicechargepursuantto present and proposedadministrative lawcosts. to submit an annual report to the legislative committees on commerce and to the governing authority of the parish or municipality in which the district is located.

Proposed(ii) lawPSAP providesoperating forcosts, whatincluding theNext reportGeneration shall911 include.implementation andassociatedcostsfornewequipment,services,equipmentupgrades,andtraining.

Proposed* law* prohibits* the(e) districtPerformance frommetrics, levyingincluding aaverage servicecall chargeanswer intimes excessand ofcall $1.25processing pertimes. month unless both of the following occur:

(1)Section The2. proposed increase is approved bya majority vote of the governing district.

(2)This TheAct districtshall conductsbecome ateffective least one public hearing on theAugust proposed1, increase,2026. with notice published in the official journal of the parish or municipality at least 10 days prior to the hearing.

EffectiveSPEAKER onOF JanuaryTHE 1,HOUSE 2027.OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:

(Amends R.S.

33:9109(C)(2)) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Commerce to the original bill:

1.

Make technical changes.

2.

Add that each communications district that levies a service charge pursuant to present and proposed law shall submit an annual report to the legislative committees on commerce and to the governing authority of the parish or municipality.