PRINTER'S NO. 947
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
807
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY MUTH AND KANE, JUNE 23, 2023
REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,
JUNE 23, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in 911 emergency communication
services, further providing for uniform 911 surcharge and for
termination.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5306.2 of Title 35 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 5306.2. Uniform 911 surcharge.
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(a.1) Surcharge increase.--Beginning January 1, 2024, the
surcharge of $1.65 assessed under subsection (a) shall increase
to $1.97 and be adjusted annually each year thereafter by a
percentage equal to the upward percentage change in the Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for which figures
have been officially reported by the United States Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The following shall apply:
(1) The surcharge increase shall be rounded to the
nearest 1¢.
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(2) The percentage change of the surcharge increase
shall be determined by comparison of the figures for the
previous June with the current June figures.
(3) The surcharge increase shall be applied to the next
successive calendar year. If the percentage change in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
declines, the amount of the surcharge shall remain unchanged
for the successive calendar year.
(4) The agency shall, within 10 days of determining the
surcharge increase, transmit a notice of the determination to
the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the next
available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
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Section 2. Section 5398 of Title 35 is amended to read:
§ 5398. Termination.
This chapter shall expire January 31, [2024] 2029.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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