2007 Senate Bill 815 / 2008 Public Act 48

Extend sunset on 9-1-1 customer bill surcharges

Introduced in the Senate

Sept. 25, 2007

Introduced by Sen. Bruce Patterson (R-7)

To extend for two months the Dec. 31, 2007 sunset on the mandate that telephone companies must impose a surcharge on customer bills to pay for county 9-1-1 services. See also House Bill 4726 and Senate Bill 410, which would impose one or more new (and higher) phone taxes that would supplement or replace this surcharge.

Referred to the Committee on Energy Policy and Public Utilities

Oct. 23, 2007

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Dec. 6, 2007

Amendment offered by Sens. Cameron Brown (R-16) and Bruce Patterson (R-7)

To only extend the current law for two months.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

Dec. 6, 2007

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Investigations

March 19, 2008

Substitute offered by Rep. Steve Tobocman (D-12)

To move the proposed sunset extension back to July 1, 2008.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)

To extend until July 1, 2008 the sunset on the mandate that telephone companies must impose a surcharge on customer bills to pay for county 9-1-1 services.

Received in the Senate

March 20, 2008

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill, which extends the 9-1-1 tax law sunset until July 1, 2008.

Passed in the Senate 34 to 2 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

March 27, 2008