2004 House Bill 5779

Use cell phone 9-1-1 tax revenue for different purpose

Introduced in the House

April 21, 2004

Introduced by Rep. Gretchen Whitmer (D-69)

To transfer $18 million of the revenue collected by a 52-cent per month cell phone tax, which was enacted as a temporary measure to create an enhanced 9-1-1 emergency phone service that works with cell phones all over the state, to instead use the money to make payments on money owed on the construction of state police radio towers and related systems. These payments now come out of the state general fund, so the transfer has the effect of making more general fund money available for other uses.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations