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Bill WETSA-COMPLIANCE PENALTIES Amends the Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act. Provides for and enforces the collection of surcharge fees of wireless telephone service subscribers for the establishment and implementation of a cohesive statewide emergency telephone number for wireless telephone users. Establishes a penalty for wireless carriers who fail to provide zip code information of customers. Requires wireless carriers to remit the surcharge for all subscribers if a method of surcharge collection from subscribers is not implemented. Provides that the Commission may impose penalties on wireless carriers who do not remit the surcharge before midnight on the last day of the third calendar month after the closing date of the remit period. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission may collect delinquent amounts from wireless carriers by legal action or other methods permitted under State law. Provides that the Executive Director, or his or her designee, may excuse penalties determined to be unjust. Provides a manner by which wireless carriers may recover costs from the Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to annually review the balance in the Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund. Requires the Comptroller to transfer certain excess amounts into the Wireless Services Emergency Fund. Provides a manner by which funds transferred into the Wireless Services Emergency Fund are to be distributed. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 95th HB 463 Illinois HB 463 (95th)
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Illinois HB 463 (95th) — WETSA-COMPLIANCE PENALTIES

Amends the Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act. Provides for and enforces the collection of surcharge fees of wireless telephone service subscribers for the establishment and implementation of a cohesive statewide emergency telephone number for wireless telephone users. Establishes a penalty for wireless carriers who fail to provide zip code information of customers. Requires wireless carriers to remit the surcharge for all subscribers if a method of surcharge collection from subscribers is not implemented. Provides that the Commission may impose penalties on wireless carriers who do not remit the surcharge before midnight on the last day of the third calendar month after the closing date of the remit period. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission may collect delinquent amounts from wireless carriers by legal action or other methods permitted under State law. Provides that the Executive Director, or his or her designee, may excuse penalties determined to be unjust. Provides a manner by which wireless carriers may recover costs from the Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to annually review the balance in the Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund. Requires the Comptroller to transfer certain excess amounts into the Wireless Services Emergency Fund. Provides a manner by which funds transferred into the Wireless Services Emergency Fund are to be distributed. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 1150 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 580 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • James D. Brosnahan — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2007-01-29 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. James D. Brosnahan filing
  • 2007-01-29 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-01-29 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-02-07 Assigned to Telecommunications Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-03-02 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Telecommunications Committee amendment-introduction
  • 2007-03-02 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Telecommunications Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2007-03-02 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Telecommunications Committee; 022-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2007-03-02 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-03-02 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
  • 2007-03-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
  • 2007-03-13 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  • 2007-03-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
  • 2007-03-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
  • 2007-03-27 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2007-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-03-29 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-03-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
  • 2007-03-29 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2007-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2007 reading-1
  • 2007-03-29 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
  • 2007-04-20 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-04-20 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2007-04-25 Assigned to Environment and Energy referral-committee
  • 2007-05-02 Held in Environment and Energy
  • 2007-05-10 Do Pass Environment and Energy; 012-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2007-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
  • 2007-05-15 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2007-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
  • 2007-05-16 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-05-16 Passed Both Houses
  • 2007-06-14 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2007-08-13 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2007-08-13 Effective Date August 13, 2007
  • 2007-08-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0063 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/660620a7-2f09-41d1-8b72-46a90cc1a896. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).