HCS HB 736 -- EMERGENCY CALL LOCATION INFORMATION

SPONSOR:  Bruns (Pollock)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Public Safety by a vote of 12 to 0.

This substitute requires a telecommunications carrier to provide,
upon request, call location information concerning the user of
the service, including a wireless telecommunications service, to
a law enforcement official or agency in an emergency situation
that involves danger of death or serious physical injury or to
any person where disclosure of communications relating to an
emergency is required without delay.  There will be no cause of
action in any court against the carrier or telecommunications
service or its officers, employees, agents, or other specified
persons for providing this information to a law enforcement
official or agency.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2010, FY 2011, and
FY 2012.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill requires cell phone
carriers to provide adequate information in their possession that
will allow law enforcement to respond quickly to an emergency
situation.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Pollock; and Verizon
Wireless.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:25 am