EMERGENCY SYS PROVIDERS-CERT Senate SponsorsSen. William R. Haine House Sponsors(Rep. Michael K. Smith) 6/30/2009SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0025 50 ILCS 750/15.7 new220 ILCS 5/13-900 newAmends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that all 9-1-1 system providers must comply with specified requirements in the Public Utilities Act. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2010, it shall be unlawful for any 9-1-1 system provider to offer or provide or seek to offer or provide to any emergency telephone system board or 9-1-1 system, or agent, representative, or designee thereof, any network and database service used or intended to be used by any emergency telephone system board or 9-1-1 system for the purpose of answering, transferring, or relaying requests for emergency services, or dispatching public safety agency personnel in response to requests for emergency services, unless the 9-1-1 system provider has applied for and received a Certificate of 9-1-1 System Provider Authority from the Illinois Commerce Commission. Provides that no incumbent local exchange carrier that provides, as of the effective date of the amendatory Act, any 9-1-1 network or 9-1-1 database service used or intended to be used by any Emergency Telephone System Board or 9-1-1 system, shall be required to obtain a Certificate of 9-1-1 System Provider Authority under specified provisions. Provides that any and all enforcement authority granted to the Commission under specified provisions shall apply exclusively to 9-1-1 system providers granted a Certificate of Service Authority. Effective immediately. 1/30/2009SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine 1/30/2009SenateFirst Reading 1/30/2009SenateReferred to Assignments 2/4/2009SenateAssigned to Telecommunications and Information Technology 3/6/2009SenateDo Pass Telecommunications and Information Technology; 012-000-000 3/6/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2009 3/18/2009SenateSecond Reading 3/18/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2009 4/2/2009SenateThird Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 4/2/2009HouseArrived in House 4/2/2009HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/2/2009HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith 4/2/2009HouseFirst Reading 4/2/2009HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/14/2009HouseAssigned to Telecommunications Committee 5/7/2009HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Telecommunications Committee; 012-000-000 5/7/2009HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/12/2009HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/12/2009HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/13/2009HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 5/13/2009SenatePassed Both Houses 6/11/2009SenateSent to the Governor 6/30/2009SenateGovernor Approved 6/30/2009SenateEffective Date June 30, 2009 6/30/2009SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0025