ENHANCED 9-1-1 SERVICE - S.B. 492: FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 492 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Senator William Van Regenmorter
Committee: Technology and Energy
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Emergency Telephone Service Enabling Act to do the following:
-- Require telephone service suppliers, other than commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) suppliers, to provide accurate information about service users to a 9-1-1 database service supplier, within one business day after initiating service, processing a service order change, or receiving database information from a service supplier or service district.
-- Require CMRS suppliers to provide accurate database information for location and number identification in compliance with a Federal Communications Commission emergency service order (adopted June 12, 1996). (CMRS service would include cellular telephone service.)
-- Require the Emergency Telephone Service Committee to assist a CMRS supplier, county, public agency, or public service agency in formulating and implementing a 9-1-1 service plan, and to assist in resolving disputes between those entities.
-- Provide that a person who knowingly used or attempted to use an emergency telephone service for a nonemergency purpose would be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by up to 93 days' imprisonment and/or a maximum fine of $1,000 for a first offense, or up to two years and/or $2,000 for a second or subsequent offense.
The bill is tie-barred to Senate Bill 493, which would authorize various entities that govern 9-1-1 districts to pledge revenue for the repayment of qualified obligations (whose proceeds benefitted a 9-1-1 district); and to House Bills 4658 and 4659, which would create the CMRS Emergency Telephone Fund, allow CMRS suppliers to collect a monthly service charge, and recreate the Emergency Telephone Service Committee.
MCL 484.1102 et al. - Legislative Analyst: S. Lowe
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would require local 9-1-1 authorities to take on additional duties and responsibilities. These costs would be paid for by revenue generated under House Bill 4658.
The bill also would create criminal penalties for unauthorized use of a 9-1-1 system, which would potentially increase costs for incarceration or receipt of fine revenue. There are no available data that indicate how many people could be convicted of this offense or how many repeat offenders could be convicted. Incarceration costs for local jails vary by county between $27 and $65 per day, and incarceration in a State facility costs on average $22,000 per year. According to the Constitution, all penal fines must be used for support of public libraries.
Date Completed: 5-13-99 - Fiscal Analyst: B. Baker
- K. Firestone
floor\sb492 - Analysis available @ http://www.michiganlegislature.org
This 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.