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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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enacted | 3 | 34 | 2 | 2007-01-29 | 2007-08-13 | openstates | ocd-bill/660620a7-2f09-41d1-8b72-46a90cc1a896 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=463&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27404&SessionID=51&GA=95 | 0fd22c7ab77a041c95cf3a017511c3743f1a9c9b07042c3f95bb1364fc5dee2c | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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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.
Votes
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 58–0 (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).