New York Bill to Stop 911 Fee Diversion Fails
A New York bill that could have stopped diversion of the state’s 911 fee revenue failed. The legislature wrapped its session this month without bringing to vote S-6297, which would have prohibited diversion of any government funds, including 911, for…
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purposes other than for what the fund originally was intended. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Daniel Squadron (D), won’t be able to reintroduce the measure until January, when the legislature returns. New York and two other states that divert the most 911 fee revenue are seen as unlikely to quit the practice soon, our research found (see 1605270020). New York diverted 41.6 percent of 911 revenue, or $77.3 million, to the state’s general fund in 2014, the FCC said in its most-recent report to Congress about such fee collection.