UTILITIES-TELEPHONE SYSTEM House SponsorsRep. Marlow H. Colvin-Mary E. Flowers, Patricia Bailey and William Delgado Senate Sponsors(Sen. Kirk W. Dillard) 1/9/2007HouseSession Sine Die 50 ILCS 750/2.12from Ch. 134, par. 32.1250 ILCS 750/2.21 new50 ILCS 750/10.1from Ch. 134, par. 40.150 ILCS 750/15.2from Ch. 134, par. 45.250 ILCS 750/15.3from Ch. 134, par. 45.3720 ILCS 5/26-2from Ch. 38, par. 26-250 ILCS 750/13 rep.from Ch. 134, par. 43 Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Requires one network connection for each T-1 facility. Defines "high-speed channelized service". Provides no public agency or unit of local government shall be liable, except for wilful or wanton misconduct, in connection with placing out-going emergency calls. Adds high-speed channelized service to the types of service that require 5 surcharges per network. Adds to the Section describing the offense of interference with emergency communication a provision that states that any person who without lawful justification interrupts, prevents or otherwise interferes with a 9-1-1 call is subject to Section 26-2 of the Criminal Code (Class A misdemeanor). Amends the Criminal Code by amending the Section describing the offense of interference with emergency communication adding verbal or physical obstruction of a 9-1-1 call or prevention of an emergency communication to the offense. Adds definition of "report of a crime to a law enforcement agency" and "emergency communication" to the criminal offense. Makes the offense solely a Class A misdemeanor (now, Class A and B for different types of interference). Repeals Section 13 of the Emergency Telephone System Act. Effective immediately.House Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:50 ILCS 750/2.1250 ILCS 750/2.21 new50 ILCS 750/10.150 ILCS 750/15.350 ILCS 750/13 rep.Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act and the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor to knowingly and without lawful justification interrupt, verbally or physically obstruct, prevent, disrupt, impede, or otherwise interfere with another person in making or completing an emergency communication. Includes in the definition of emergency communication 9-1-1 calls and emergency calls over a radio frequency (rather than communications over a citizens band radio channel). Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor (rather than a Class B misdemeanor if there is no serious bodily injury and no loss of property in excess of $1,000). 2/3/2005HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin 2/3/2005HouseFirst Reading 2/3/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/24/2005HouseAssigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee 2/25/2005HouseRe-assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 3/3/2005HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 3/3/2005HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote 3/3/2005HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 015-000-000 3/3/2005HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/3/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey 3/3/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado 4/5/2005HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/5/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/6/2005HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 4/6/2005HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers 4/7/2005SenateArrive in Senate 4/7/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2005 5/27/2005SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard 5/28/2005SenateFirst Reading 5/28/2005SenateReferred to Rules 1/9/2007HouseSession Sine Die