W.Va. Lawmakers Support NG-911 Study
The West Virginia legislature passed an emergency communications bill to set up a commission to study implementing next-generation 911 for the state. The Senate voted 33-0 Monday for the House-passed HB-4282. The commission would have to complete a preliminary report…
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by Dec. 31 and a final report by June 1, 2023. "The growing use of cellphones and VoIP devices has made traditional 911 services less reliable because they do not show the location of or information about the caller,” said sponsor Sen. Mark Maynard (R) at the livestreamed floor session. HB-4282 will become law if Gov. Jim Justice (R) signs. Friday in Illinois, the House voted 103-0 for HB-5502 to require that multi-line telephone systems and other services route 911 calls to the correct jurisdiction. It goes to the Senate. Also that day, the Hawaii House unanimously sent the Senate HB-1980 to permit but not require Medicaid, health insurers and others to cover telephonic behavioral health services.