Bill No.: HB0086                  Drafter:  LGC

 

LSO No.:  08LSO-0307              Effective Date:  7/1/2008

 

Enrolled Act No.:  HEA0039

 

Chapter No.:      

 

Prime Sponsor:     Representative Brown

 

Catch Title:       Reverse 911 emergency systems.

 

Subject:            Allows use of 911 emergency taxes to purchase and support systems to disseminate warnings to the public.

 

 

 

Summary/Major Elements:

 

·         The act defines 911 reporting systems, for which a special tax may be collected, to include reverse 911 systems.

 

·         Reverse 911 systems are systems which use 911 databases and public safety answering points to disseminate warnings to the public of impending hazards.

 

·         The act requires a quarterly test of any warning system.

 

·         The act requires an annual report of gross receipts and expenditures of taxes raised for 911 emergency reporting systems.