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Sponsor says bill to align 911 and Aaliyah GIS boards would improve emergency response
Summary
House Bill 97 would require the 911 board and the Aaliyah GIS mapping board to share a member to improve address mapping for deliveries and emergency responders; sponsor Roam Prankle said the change could 'save lives' and the committee gave the bill a favorable report.
Roam Prankle, the sponsor recorded in committee, described recurring problems in rural districts where delivery drivers and emergency responders could not find posted addresses. "I would call and have a delivery made for materials and the delivery truck would wind up 8, nine miles away from me, off in the woods, completely lost," Prankle said, and said he raised the issue with the 911 board and Aaliyah’s GIS mapping group.
Prankle said the bill would require the 911 board and the Aaliyah GIS mapping board to share a member so the two entities communicate and bring continuity to mapping systems used for addresses and emergency response. "So, in order to save lives ... the 911 board and the Aaliyah GIS mapping board shall share a member," he said.
Senator Bale moved the bill for a favorable report, seconded by Senator Elliot; the committee conducted roll call and recorded a favorable report. The clerk recorded twelve ayes and no nays in the committee record.
The committee record does not include statutory text or a detailed implementation schedule in the public speaking segments. The change, as described in committee, is procedural: it requires formal crossrepresentation between two boards to promote data sharing for addressing and emergency dispatch.
The bill will advance from committee with a favorable report to the next stage in the legislative process.
