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HB 754 Wireless E-911 charges; establishes rate & procedures for collection & remittance of by sellers.

Introduced by: William R. Janis | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Prepaid wireless E-911 charges; collection by retailers. Establishes the rate and procedures for the collection and remittance of prepaid wireless E-911 charges by dealers of prepaid wireless service in the Commonwealth. The bill would establish a charge of $0.50 per retail purchase of prepaid wireless services that allow access to the 911 system. The dealer is required to remit prepaid wireless E-911 charges to the Department of Taxation, and liability for the charge is placed on the end user. The Department of Taxation would be required to establish guidelines implementing this measure, which shall include an exemption for small dealers. Dealers will be allowed to retain a discount of five percent of collected prepaid wireless E-911 charges. The provisions of the bill would apply to retail transactions occurring on or after January 1, 2011. SB 441 is identical.


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