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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1970         </title>
<shortdesc>EMERGENCY CONSOLIDATION EXEMPT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Ryan Spain</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>50 ILCS 750/15.4a</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that a 9-1-1 Authority in a county that: has a population of at least 250,000, has more than one Emergency Telephone System Board, Joint Emergency Telephone System Board, or qualified governmental entity, and is serving a population of less than 25,000 is exempt from consolidation requirements if the 9-1-1 Authority: (1) as of January 1, 2021, is the only remaining authority in the State that has not met the consolidation requirements; (2) serves a municipality with a population of less than 6,000 people; and (3) has received intergovernmental agreement rejections by 5 or more contiguous counties or 9-1-1 authorities to consolidate 9-1-1 services. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/16/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ryan Spain</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Public Utilities Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Telecom/Video Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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