The General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1318 proposes the implementation of a monthly fee of five cents per access line, which will be assessed by telephone and telecommunications companies, including providers of commercial mobile radio service and voice over Internet protocol service. This fee will be collected from each subscriber and must be remitted to the State Treasurer for deposit into the firefighters cancer relief account, as established in section 7-313h of the general statutes. The bill specifies that this fee will not apply to prepaid wireless telecommunications services.

The bill is set to take effect on October 1, 2025, and aims to provide financial support for the firefighters cancer relief account through the newly established fee. The language of the bill includes new provisions regarding the fee assessment and its application, while also clarifying that certain services, specifically prepaid wireless telecommunications, are exempt from this fee.