Calif. Senate Committee OKs Wireless 911 Bill
A California Senate committee gave the green light to a 911 bill aimed at improving call routing of wireless emergency calls. The Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee voted 10-0 to pass AB-1564 at a hearing Tuesday. The bill, which…
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already passed the Assembly, requires commercial mobile radio service providers to provide free access to local 911 service and route calls through the Department of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) unless an alternate route meets certain requirements. It would require state and local government agencies to determine the most efficient routing of wireless 911 calls, with a statewide review and routing decision-making process to be completed annually. The committee didn't vote on a constitutional amendment (ACA-11) to disband the California Public Utilities Commission, which had been on the hearing agenda (see 1606200043). A committee spokeswoman told us it will be heard at Monday’s hearing, along with a deregulatory bill (AB-2788) to reduce local siting review for small-cell wireless infrastructure.