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SB 61

EnactedEmergency billCrossfile HB 6
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Public Safety - 9-1-1 Fees - Audits

Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 605 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring telephone companies and commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) providers to keep records of 9-1-1 fees collected and remitted for at least 4 years after the fees are remitted; requiring the Comptroller, in consultation with the Emergency Number Systems Board, to adopt procedures for auditing surcharge collection and remittance by telephones companies and CMRS providers; providing the Comptroller is entitled to .5% of the fees to cover the expense of conducting audits; authorizing the Comptroller to adopt certain regulations; etc.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKINNALLY, KEVINMACoOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKagan, Senator CherylSenator Cheryl KaganOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKagan, Senator CherylSenator Cheryl KaganOral
FAVKagan, Senator CherylSenator Cheryl KaganPosition only
FAVSenator Kagan, Senator KaganlegislatorIndividualPosition only
INFORoper, ScottENSBWritten (PDF)

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