MULTILINE PHONE SYSTEM 9-1-1 RULES H.B. 4683 (H-1):
COMMITTEE SUMMARY
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House Bill 4683 (Substitute H-1 as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Paul Opsommer
House Committee: Energy and Technology
Senate Committee: Energy and Technology
Date Completed: 11-29-11
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Emergency 9-1-1 Service Enabling Act to delay for five years the deadline for implementing rules regarding 9-1-1 calls from multiline telephone systems.
The Act requires the Public Service Commission to consult with and consider the recommendations of the Emergency 9-1-1 Service Committee in the promulgation of rules to require each service user with a multiline telephone system to install, by December 31, 2011, the necessary equipment and software to provide specific location information of a 9-1-1 call. Under the bill, the rules would have to require installation by December 31, 2016.
MCL 484.1405 Legislative Analyst: Julie Cassidy
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Fiscal Analyst: Josh Sefton
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. hb4683/1112