The bill proposes significant updates to the Enhanced 911 Act, renaming it the 911 Act and revising associated terminology. Key changes include renaming the Enhanced 911 Fund to the 911 Emergency Service Fund and the Enhanced 911 Bond Act to the 911 Bond Act. New definitions are introduced for terms such as "911 equipment," "911 system," and "voice-over-internet protocol service," while outdated terms are removed. The bill also increases the 911 surcharge from fifty-one cents to one dollar, clarifying its application to various communication services, with exemptions for certain categories like broadband internet access service. Additionally, it expands grant funding opportunities and allows local governing bodies to incur costs for establishing and maintaining 911 systems, emphasizing the need for properly trained staff in public safety answering points.

Further amendments streamline the administration of the prepaid wireless 911 surcharge, removing the term "enhanced" and establishing a new definition for "prepaid wireless communication service." The bill clarifies that the surcharge is the consumer's liability, while the seller must remit the collected surcharges. It creates the 911 emergency service fund to manage these surcharges, which will reimburse local governing bodies for emergency service costs. The bill also modifies the 911 Bond Act terminology, ensuring that funds from 911 bonds are used appropriately and mandating the legislature to maintain the 911 surcharge for sufficient revenue. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, and repeals a previous section of law deemed unnecessary.

Statutes affected:
introduced version: 63-9D-1, 63-9D-2, 63-9D-3, 63-9D-4, 63-9D-5, 63-9D-5.1, 63-9D-7, 63-9D-8, 63-9D-8.1, 63-9D-10, 63-9D-11, 63-9D-12, 63-9D-13, 63-9D-14, 63-9D-15, 63-9D-16, 63-9D-17, 63-9D-18, 63-9D-19, 63-9D-20
FC substitute: 63-9D-1, 63-9D-3, 63-9D-4, 63-9D-5, 63-9D-5.1, 63-9D-7, 63-9D-8, 63-9D-8.1, 63-9D-10, 63-9D-11, 63-9D-12, 63-9D-13, 63-9D-14, 63-9D-15, 63-9D-16, 63-9D-17, 63-9D-18, 63-9D-19, 63-9D-20, 63-9D-2