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4-House Bill No. 6629
7+General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6629
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12+Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
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16+Introduced by:
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921 AN ACT CONCERNING TH E COLLECTION AND REMITTANCE OF
1022 THE E 9-1-1 FEE BY MARKETPLACE FACILITAT ORS.
1123 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1224 Assembly convened:
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14-Section 1. Section 28-30b of the general statutes is repealed and the
15-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022, and
16-applicable to sales occurring on or after July 1, 2022):
17-As used in this section and sections 28-30a, [28-30b,] 28-30d, 28-30e
18-and 28-30f, as amended by this act:
19-(1) "Consumer" means a person who purchases prepaid wireless
20-telecommunications service in a retail transaction.
21-(2) "Marketplace facilitator" has the same meaning as provided in
22-section 12-408e.
23-[(2)] (3) "Prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fee" means the fee that a seller
24-collects from a consumer in an amount established by section 28-30e.
25-[(3)] (4) "Prepaid wireless telecommunications service" means a
26-wireless telephone service that a consumer pays for in advance, that
27-allows the consumer to access the E 9-1-1 system by dialing or otherwise
28-accessing the digits "9-1-1", and that is sold in predetermined units or House Bill No. 6629
26+Section 1. Section 28-30b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
27+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022, and 2
28+applicable to sales occurring on or after July 1, 2022): 3
29+As used in this section and sections 28-30a, [28-30b,] 28-30d, 28-30e 4
30+and 28-30f, as amended by this act: 5
31+(1) "Consumer" means a person who purchases prepaid wireless 6
32+telecommunications service in a retail transaction. 7
33+(2) "Marketplace facilitator" has the same meaning as provided in 8
34+section 12-408e. 9
35+[(2)] (3) "Prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fee" means the fee that a seller 10
36+collects from a consumer in an amount established by section 28-30e. 11 Raised Bill No. 6629
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32-dollars and such units or dollars decline with use.
33-[(4)] (5) "Provider" means any person who provides prepaid wireless
34-telecommunications service pursuant to a license issued by the Federal
35-Communications Commission.
36-[(5)] (6) "Retail transaction" means a purchase of prepaid wireless
37-telecommunications service from a seller for any purpose other than
38-resale.
39-[(6)] (7) "Seller" means a person who sells prepaid wireless
40-telecommunications service to a consumer. "Seller" includes a
41-marketplace facilitator that facilitates the sale of prepaid wireless
42-telecommunications service to a consumer.
43-[(7)] (8) "Voice over Internet protocol service" or "VOIP" means a
44-service that has the following characteristics: (A) Enables real-time, two-
45-way voice communication; (B) requires a broadband connection from
46-the users' locations; (C) requires IP-compatible customer premises
47-equipment; and (D) allows subscribers generally to receive calls that
48-originate on the public switched telephone network and to terminate
49-calls on the public switched telephone.
50-[(8)] (9) "Voice over Internet protocol service provider" or "VOIP
51-service provider" means a company that provides VOIP telephone
52-service.
53-[(9)] (10) "Wireless telecommunications service" means commercial
54-mobile radio service, as defined in 47 CFR Section 20.3, as from time to
55-time amended.
56-Sec. 2. Subsections (d) and (e) of section 28-30f of the general statutes
57-are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective
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43+[(3)] (4) "Prepaid wireless telecommunications service" means a 12
44+wireless telephone service that a consumer pays for in advance, that 13
45+allows the consumer to access the E 9-1-1 system by dialing or otherwise 14
46+accessing the digits "9-1-1", and that is sold in predetermined units or 15
47+dollars and such units or dollars decline with use. 16
48+[(4)] (5) "Provider" means any person who provides prepaid wireless 17
49+telecommunications service pursuant to a license issued by the Federal 18
50+Communications Commission. 19
51+[(5)] (6) "Retail transaction" means a purchase of prepaid wireless 20
52+telecommunications service from a seller for any purpose other than 21
53+resale. 22
54+[(6)] (7) "Seller" means a person who sells prepaid wireless 23
55+telecommunications service to a consumer. "Seller" includes a 24
56+marketplace facilitator that facilitates the sale of prepaid wireless 25
57+telecommunications service to a consumer. 26
58+[(7)] (8) "Voice over Internet protocol service" or "VOIP" means a 27
59+service that has the following characteristics: (A) Enables real-time, two-28
60+way voice communication; (B) requires a broadband connection from 29
61+the users' locations; (C) requires IP-compatible customer premises 30
62+equipment; and (D) allows subscribers generally to receive calls that 31
63+originate on the public switched telephone network and to terminate 32
64+calls on the public switched telephone. 33
65+[(8)] (9) "Voice over Internet protocol service provider" or "VOIP 34
66+service provider" means a company that provides VOIP telephone 35
67+service. 36
68+[(9)] (10) "Wireless telecommunications service" means commercial 37
69+mobile radio service, as defined in 47 CFR Section 20.3, as from time to 38
70+time amended. 39
71+Sec. 2. Subsections (d) and (e) of section 28-30f of the general statutes 40
72+are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 41 Raised Bill No. 6629
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62-(d) The department shall establish procedures by which a seller [of
63-prepaid wireless telecommunications service] may document that a sale
64-is not a retail transaction, which procedures shall substantially coincide
65-with the procedures for documenting sale for resale transactions
66-pursuant to section 12-410.
67-(e) The department shall, not later than thirty days after receiving any
68-prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fee, transfer such fee to the office of the State
69-Treasurer for deposit into the Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications
70-Fund, established pursuant to section 28-30a. Any revenue from the
71-prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fee shall be subject to any restrictions provided
72-by section 28-30a. The department may make a one-time deduction of
73-not more than one hundred twenty thousand dollars from such fund
74-and may use [said] such amount to reimburse its direct costs of
75-administering the collection and remittance of prepaid wireless E 9-1-1
76-fees.
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80+(d) The department shall establish procedures by which a seller [of 43
81+prepaid wireless telecommunications service] may document that a sale 44
82+is not a retail transaction, which procedures shall substantially coincide 45
83+with the procedures for documenting sale for resale transactions 46
84+pursuant to section 12-410. 47
85+(e) The department shall, not later than thirty days after receiving any 48
86+prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fee, transfer such fee to the office of the State 49
87+Treasurer for deposit into the Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications 50
88+Fund, established pursuant to section 28-30a. Any revenue from the 51
89+prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fee shall be subject to any restrictions provided 52
90+by section 28-30a. The department may make a one-time deduction of 53
91+not more than one hundred twenty thousand dollars from such fund 54
92+and may use [said] such amount to reimburse its direct costs of 55
93+administering the collection and remittance of prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 56
94+fees. 57
95+This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
96+sections:
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98+Section 1 July 1, 2022, and
99+applicable to sales
100+occurring on or after July
101+1, 2022
102+28-30b
103+Sec. 2 October 1, 2021 28-30f(d) and (e)
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105+FIN Joint Favorable
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