House Bill No. 6629
Public Act No. 21-70
AN ACT CONCERNING THE COLLECTION AND REMITTANCE OF
THE E 9-1-1 FEE BY MARKETPLACE FACILITATORS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 28-30b of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022, and
applicable to sales occurring on or after July 1, 2022):
As used in this section and sections 28-30a, [28-30b,] 28-30d, 28-30e
and 28-30f, as amended by this act:
(1) "Consumer" means a person who purchases prepaid wireless
telecommunications service in a retail transaction.
(2) "Marketplace facilitator" has the same meaning as provided in
section 12-408e.
[(2)] (3) "Prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fee" means the fee that a seller
collects from a consumer in an amount established by section 28-30e.
[(3)] (4) "Prepaid wireless telecommunications service" means a
wireless telephone service that a consumer pays for in advance, that
allows the consumer to access the E 9-1-1 system by dialing or otherwise
accessing the digits "9-1-1", and that is sold in predetermined units or House Bill No. 6629
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dollars and such units or dollars decline with use.
[(4)] (5) "Provider" means any person who provides prepaid wireless
telecommunications service pursuant to a license issued by the Federal
Communications Commission.
[(5)] (6) "Retail transaction" means a purchase of prepaid wireless
telecommunications service from a seller for any purpose other than
resale.
[(6)] (7) "Seller" means a person who sells prepaid wireless
telecommunications service to a consumer. "Seller" includes a
marketplace facilitator that facilitates the sale of prepaid wireless
telecommunications service to a consumer.
[(7)] (8) "Voice over Internet protocol service" or "VOIP" means a
service that has the following characteristics: (A) Enables real-time, two-
way voice communication; (B) requires a broadband connection from
the users' locations; (C) requires IP-compatible customer premises
equipment; and (D) allows subscribers generally to receive calls that
originate on the public switched telephone network and to terminate
calls on the public switched telephone.
[(8)] (9) "Voice over Internet protocol service provider" or "VOIP
service provider" means a company that provides VOIP telephone
service.
[(9)] (10) "Wireless telecommunications service" means commercial
mobile radio service, as defined in 47 CFR Section 20.3, as from time to
time amended.
Sec. 2. Subsections (d) and (e) of section 28-30f of the general statutes
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective
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(d) The department shall establish procedures by which a seller [of
prepaid wireless telecommunications service] may document that a sale
is not a retail transaction, which procedures shall substantially coincide
with the procedures for documenting sale for resale transactions
pursuant to section 12-410.
(e) The department shall, not later than thirty days after receiving any
prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fee, transfer such fee to the office of the State
Treasurer for deposit into the Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications
Fund, established pursuant to section 28-30a. Any revenue from the
prepaid wireless E 9-1-1 fee shall be subject to any restrictions provided
by section 28-30a. The department may make a one-time deduction of
not more than one hundred twenty thousand dollars from such fund
and may use [said] such amount to reimburse its direct costs of
administering the collection and remittance of prepaid wireless E 9-1-1
fees.