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Senate keeps $2 emergency 911 fee and shifts reporting to calendar year
Summary
Senators approved Senate Bill 37 to remove a sunset on a recent increase in the 911 fee and to align 911 reporting with municipal calendar years; the bill passed with a two‑thirds majority, 33–2.
Senate Bill 37, sponsored by the Department of Public Safety and presented on the Senate floor by Senator Melhoff, passed with the two‑thirds majority required to make permanent a previously enacted increase in the state’s 911 surcharge and to change the annual reporting period to align with most local governments’ calendar years.
Melhoff said the bill “does two things”: it revises the reporting period for the 911 coordination board so…
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