CS/SB 294 (2014) -  Emergency Communication Systems

General Bill by Appropriations and Hays
Emergency Communication Systems: Revising provisions relating to oversight of certain fees by the Technology Program within the Department of Management Services; revising provisions for administration, distribution, and use of the E911 fee; providing that fees collected may not be included in the base for measuring any tax, fee, surcharge, or other charge; providing that the Department of Revenue is the agent for the E911 Board for purposes of collecting the prepaid wireless E911 fee; revising provisions for accounting, distribution, use, and auditing of the Emergency Communications Number E911 System Fund, etc.
Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July, 1, 2014
Last Event: 04/25/14 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 175 (Ch. 2014-196), CS/HB 177 (Ch. 2014-197) -SJ 687 on Friday, April 25, 2014 12:42 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
    • On agenda for: 01/14/14 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
    • On agenda for: 02/19/14 3:30 PM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 04/22/14 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 292 Subject: Public Records/Wireless Service Provider/Department of Revenue Relationship: Linked
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 175 Subject: Emergency Communication System Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/HB 177 Subject: Pub. Rec./Prepaid Wireless E911 Fee Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 630790 , Appropriations, Hays Date Filed: 04/18/14, Line#: 528 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/23/2014 04:46 PM
    • A 195846 , Appropriations, Hays Date Filed: 04/18/14, Line#: 589 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/23/2014 04:46 PM
    • A 269546 , Appropriations, Hays Date Filed: 04/18/14, Line#: 832 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/23/2014 04:46 PM
    • A 490150 , Appropriations, Hays Date Filed: 04/18/14, Line#: 935 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/23/2014 04:46 PM
    • A 645826 , Appropriations, Hays Date Filed: 04/18/14, Line#: 1070 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/23/2014 04:46 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/23/2014 8:57:27 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/21/2014 7:46:15 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax 2/20/2014 1:02:09 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax 2/18/2014 1:49:21 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 1/14/2014 2:13:52 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 1/13/2014 10:16:14 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 175 (Ch. 2014-196), CS/HB 177 (Ch. 2014-197) -SJ 687 Time: 04/25/2014 - 12:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 175 -SJ 687 Time: 04/25/2014 - 12:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 687 Time: 04/25/2014 - 12:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 586 Time: 04/23/2014 - 9:16 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/14 Time: 04/23/2014 - 8:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 584 Time: 04/23/2014 - 8:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/23/2014 - 5:42 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 584 Time: 04/22/2014 - 9:10 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/22/14, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/17/2014 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 31 Time: 03/04/2014 - 8:13 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 139 Time: 02/20/2014 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 139 Time: 02/19/2014 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 02/19/14, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 02/10/2014 - 11:17 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax -SJ 135 Time: 01/14/2014 - 2:18 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 135 Time: 01/14/2014 - 11:40 AM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 01/14/14, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building Time: 01/06/2014 - 11:37 AM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: __
Event: S Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 31 Time: 11/04/2013 - 11:56 AM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/18/2013 - 9:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
365.172 CS/CS/HB 175, SB 222
365.173 CS/CS/HB 175, SB 222
401.465 CS/CS/HB 175