EMERGENCY SYS PROVIDERS-CERT Senate SponsorsSen. William R. Haine House Sponsors(Rep. Michael K. Smith-Joseph M. Lyons) 1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die 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, 2009, 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 or 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 over any Certificate of Service Authority shall apply equally and without limitation to a Certificate of 9-1-1 System Provider Authority. Provides that the Commission is authorized to promulgate any rules it deems necessary to implement specified requirements. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the introduced bill with the following changes. Adds language providing that the enforcement authority granted to the Commission under specified provisions shall apply exclusively to 9-1-1 system providers, and to incumbent local exchange carriers only to the extent the local exchange carriers act as 9-1-1 system providers. Deletes language providing that the Commission is authorized to promulgate any rules it deems necessary to implement the requirements of this specified provisions. Effective immediately.Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that except as otherwise provided in specified provisions, beginning July 1, 2009, it is 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 (instead of any network or 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 and 9-1-1 database service (instead of 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 no entity that possesses, as of the effective date of the amendatory Act, a Certificate of Service Authority and provides 9-1-1 network and 9-1-1 database services (instead of 9-1-1 network or 9-1-1 database services) to any incumbent local exchange carrier as of the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be required to obtain a Certificate of 9-1-1 System Provider Authority under specified provisions. Changes language to provide 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 under specified provisions and shall not apply to incumbent local exchange carriers that are providing 9-1-1 service as of the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.House Amendment No. 1 Provides that there is no rulemaking authority under the amendatory Act, but that the Governor may suggest rules by filing them with the General Assembly and requesting that the General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact the suggested rules into law, or take other appropriate action in the General Assembly's discretion. 2/14/2008SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine 2/14/2008SenateFirst Reading 2/14/2008SenateReferred to Rules 2/20/2008SenateAssigned to Environment and Energy 3/6/2008SenateHeld in Environment and Energy 3/10/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine 3/10/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 3/11/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment and Energy 3/12/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/12/2008SenateDo Pass as Amended Environment and Energy; 009-000-000 3/12/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2008 4/3/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine 4/3/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules 4/7/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine 4/7/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules 4/9/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Environment and Energy 4/10/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Energy; 009-000-000 4/16/2008SenateSecond Reading 4/16/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Haine 4/16/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 17, 2008 4/17/2008SenateThird Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 4/17/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) 4/17/2008HouseArrived in House 4/17/2008HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 5/1/2008HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith 5/5/2008HouseFirst Reading 5/5/2008HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/15/2008HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons 5/28/2008HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008 5/28/2008HouseAssigned to Public Utilities Committee 5/28/2008HouseMoved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 5/28/2008HouseMotion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed 5/28/2008HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Public Utilities Committee 5/28/2008HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote 5/28/2008HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 009-000-000 5/28/2008HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/28/2008HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/28/2008HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 5/30/2008HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/30/2008HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 5/30/2008SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 5/30/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 31, 2008 7/1/2008SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules 1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die