Pennsylvania HB 1982: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in 911 emergency communication services, further providing for uniform 911 surcharge and providing for termination; and making a repeal.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 2510
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1982
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY PUGH, JAMES, RADER, RIVERA AND ANDERSON,
OCTOBER 22, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, OCTOBER 23, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in 911 emergency communication
services, further providing for uniform 911 surcharge and
providing for termination; and making a repeal.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5306.2(a) of Title 35 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 5306.2. Uniform 911 surcharge.
(a) Surcharge imposed.--Each subscriber or consumer shall
pay a surcharge of [$1.65] $1.95 for each 911 communications
service or prepaid wireless device for which that subscriber or
consumer is billed by a provider or seller as provided for under
this chapter. The surcharge shall be collected apart from and in
addition to a fee levied by the provider or seller, in whole or
in part, for the provision of 911 services. The surcharge shall
be subject to the following:
(1) The surcharge shall be uniform, competitively
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neutral and in an equal amount for subscribers or consumers
of all 911 communications services.
(2) Except as provided under section 5307.1 (relating to
payment, collection and remittance of surcharge by sellers of
prepaid wireless telecommunications service), the surcharge
shall be paid to the State Treasurer for deposit in the fund.
The Treasurer may retain up to 1% of the remitted surcharge
to pay expenses directly related to the cost of collection.
(3) No subscriber or consumer shall be required to pay
more than one surcharge per number or device.
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Section 2. Title 35 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 5398.1. Termination.
This chapter shall expire January 31, 2029.
Section 3. Repeals are as follows:
(1) The General Assembly declares that the repeal under
paragraph (2) is necessary to effectuate the amendment or
addition of 35 Pa.C.S. §§ 5306.2(a) and 5398.1.
(2) Article I-K of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343,
No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, is repealed.
Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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