HB7 Alabama 2012 1st Special Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ron Johnson

Republican

Session

First Special Session 2012

Title

Sales and use tax, vitamins, minerals, supplements sold or prescribed by physicians and other health care providers, exemption clarified, Sec. 40-9-27 am'd

Summary

HB7 restructures Alabama's E-911 system by creating a statewide 911 Board, a single statewide emergency service charge, a new 911 Fund, and a Permanent Oversight Commission to coordinate funding and long-term planning for emergency services.

What This Bill Does

The bill replaces the existing CMRS Board with a statewide 911 Board that will establish and collect a single statewide emergency service charge to fund E-911. It consolidates the current CMRS Fund into a new 911 Fund and distributes revenues to communications districts and CMRS providers, including reimbursements for Phase II E-911 costs. It also creates a Permanent Oversight Commission on 911 to study operations and finances, develop long-term plans, and report to the Legislature, along with establishing new rules for prepaid wireless charges and ongoing audits and reporting.

Who It Affects

• CMRS providers and local emergency communications districts (ECDs): they will collect, remit, and receive distributions from the new statewide 911 system, and may be reimbursed for Phase II E-911 costs under the new rules.
• Voice service customers (including prepaid wireless customers) and local governments (districts, counties, and municipalities): they will pay the new statewide 911 charge (and prepaid wireless 911 charges) that funds E-911, with uniform statewide application and billing arrangements, while local governments oversee district operations and fund allocations.

Key Provisions

• Provision 1: Establishes a statewide 911 Board to replace the CMRS Board, creates a single statewide emergency service charge, and creates the 911 Fund to collect and distribute revenues; also establishes a Permanent Oversight Commission to guide planning and oversight of 911 services.
• Provision 2: Sets out the distribution formulas and funding mechanisms, including monthly transfers to districts and CMRS providers, creation of a separate fund for Phase II wireless E-911 costs, rules for prepaid wireless charges, audits, reporting requirements, and sunset/continuation provisions.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Taxation