H*4551 (Rat #0166, Act #0135 of 2010) General Bill, By Sandifer, Thompson, Bedingfield, Hayes, Brady, Mack, Harrell, Cato, Ott, Harrison, Duncan, J.R. Smith, White, Cooper, Hutto, Horne, Cobb-Hunter, Anderson, Hodges, Harvin, Skelton, Gunn and Bales
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    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-47-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITION OF TERMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF SEVERAL EXISTING TERMS AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR SEVERAL NEW TERMS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-47-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO 911 SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO DELETE "A CAPABILITY TO HAVE CELLULAR PHONES ROUTED TO 911" AS A SYSTEM REQUIREMENT AND TO ADD "ROUTING AND CAPABILITIES TO RECEIVE AND PROCESS CMRS SERVICE AND VOIP SERVICE CAPABLE OF MAKING 911 CALLS" AS A SYSTEM REQUIREMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-47-50, RELATING TO SUBSCRIBER BILLING FOR 911 SERVICE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THE BILLING OF 911 CHARGES FOR LOCAL EXCHANGE ACCESS FACILITIES THAT ARE CAPABLE OF SIMULTANEOUSLY CARRYING MULTIPLE VOICE AND DATA TRANSMISSIONS OR TO REVISE THE 911 CHARGE THAT A PREPAID WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE IS SUBJECT TO, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; BY ADDING SECTION 23-47-55 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SUBSCRIBER IS NOT LIABLE FOR A DIFFERENT NUMBER OF 911 CHARGES THAN THE SUBSCRIBER HAS BEEN BILLED FOR ANY FACILITY, AND THAT NO SERVICE SUPPLIER IS LIABLE TO ANY PERSON FOR BILLING, COLLECTING, OR REMITTING CERTAIN 911 CHARGES FOR SERVICE WHICH ARE BILLED FOR BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-47-65, RELATING TO THE CMRS EMERGENCY TELEPHONE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, SO AS TO REVISE THE NAME OF THE COMMITTEE AND ITS MEMBERSHIP, TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMITTEE AND THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD ARE AUTHORIZED TO REGULATE PREPAID WIRELESS SELLERS; BY ADDING SECTION 23-47-67 SO AS TO IMPOSE A VOIP 911 CHARGE ON EACH LOCAL EXCHANGE ACCESS FACILITY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE COLLECTION OF THE CHARGE AND ITS DISTRIBUTION; BY ADDING SECTION 23-47-68 SO AS TO IMPOSE A PREPAID WIRELESS 911 CHARGE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION; BY ADDING SECTION 23-47-69 SO AS TO LIMIT THE CHARGES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED FOR 911 SERVICE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 23-47-70, RELATING TO LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES THAT MAY OCCUR FROM A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY PROVIDING 911 SERVICE, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR LIABILITY WHEN 911 SERVICE IS PROVIDED AND WHEN IT IS NOT PROVIDED PURSUANT TO TARIFFS ON FILE WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CHANGE. - ratified title
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02/16/10	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-5
02/16/10	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-6
02/24/10	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson
02/24/10	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-2
02/25/10	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hodges
02/25/10	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Sandifer, Cato, Toole, Lowe, Mack, JE Smith, Ott, JH Neal, Clemmons, Whitmire, Weeks, RL Brown, Allison, Wylie, Hutto, Anderson, and Bedingfield HJ-66
03/02/10		Scrivener's error corrected
03/02/10	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Harvin, Skelton
03/03/10	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gunn
03/03/10	House	Debate adjourned HJ-38
03/03/10	House	Debate adjourned until Thursday, March 4, 2010 HJ-97
03/04/10	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bales
03/04/10	House	Amended HJ-111
03/04/10	House	Read second time HJ-116
03/04/10	House	Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-3 HJ-116
03/08/10		Scrivener's error corrected
03/09/10	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-32
03/10/10	Senate	Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference SJ-8
03/11/10	Senate	Amended SJ-43
03/11/10	Senate	Read second time SJ-43
03/16/10	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-30
03/23/10	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-59
03/23/10	House	Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0 HJ-59
03/25/10		Ratified R 166
03/30/10		Signed By Governor
04/01/10		Effective date See Act for Effective Date
04/13/10		Act No. 135