Nevada Lawmakers Combine, Advance Bills to Possibly Divert 911 Fees
A Nevada bill that could divert 911 fee revenue to unrelated purposes is nearing final passage. The Nevada Assembly voted 27-12 Friday for SB-12, allowing that revenue to be used to pay for an audit of surcharges collected by telecom…
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providers. An amendment combined the bill with SB-25, which would allow 911 fee revenue to be used to pay personnel and training costs involving portable event recording devices. The legislature can't take any further action on SB-25, because it ran out of time under a legislative rule saying the second chamber must take final action by the 110th calendar day of session. The amended SB-12 returned Sunday to the Senate, which unanimously passed both bills last month. FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly and CTIA earlier raised concerns (see 1905150044).