HB 1162 -- Emergency Services

Sponsor:  Schaaf

Currently, Chapter 190, RSMo, authorizes an emergency telephone
services tax under Section 190.305 and an enhanced 911 services
fee under Section 190.430.  An emergency services tax under
Section 190.292 and a county sales tax for emergency services
under Section 190.335 are also authorized in lieu of the
emergency telephone services tax.  Each tax or fee is
administered by a separate board or the Office of Administration.
Sections 190.325 - 190.329 authorize an alternative use of the
emergency telephone services tax under Section 190.305, including
a separate administrative board.

This bill repeals the authorization for the county sales tax for
emergency services and its separate board and the alternative use
for the emergency telephone services tax and its administering
board.  The bill transfers administration of all the taxes and
the fees to the emergency services board, which is renamed the
Emergency Services Communications Board.  The emergency telephone
services tax will be authorized for a public safety answering
point (PSAP), and the emergency services tax will be authorized
for a PSAP for emergency dispatching.  Additional uses for each
tax are specified.  All jurisdictional restrictions that limit
certain taxes to certain counties are repealed, authorizing the
taxes statewide.

All counties, excluding the City of St. Louis, must establish and
maintain 911 addressing where enhanced 911 service has been
approved, including areas within municipalities.  The county
governing body may delegate the 911 addressing authority within a
municipality to its governing body.  The 911 addressing will
become the official addresses, and the cost of materials related
to road sign changes will be funded by 911 revenues.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:21 am