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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5117   </title>
<shortdesc>EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Daniel J. Burke-Julie Hamos</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>50 ILCS 750/2.12</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 134, par. 32.12</aliasreference><reference>50 ILCS 750/2.21 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>50 ILCS 750/15.3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 134, par. 45.3</aliasreference><reference>50 ILCS 750/15.4</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 134, par. 45.4</aliasreference><reference>50 ILCS 750/13 rep.</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 134, par. 43</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Defines "high-speed channelized service". Provides that, where multiple voice grade communication channels are connected to a telecommunication carrier's public switched network through a high-speed channelized services, there shall be determined to be one network connection for each T-1 facility capable of transporting either the subscriber's inter-premises traffic to the public switched network or the subscriber's 9-1-1 calls to the public agency. Provides that a municipality imposing a surcharge at a rate per network connection shall impose 5 such surcharges per network connection where multiple voice grade communications channels are connected between the subscriber's premises and a public switched network through a high-speed channelized service. Provides that moneys in the Emergency Telephone System Fund may also be used to purchase automatic external defibrillators. Repeals a Section concerning certain reports and recommendations as to implementation systems. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/13/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Telecommunications Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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