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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2670

Introduced 5/27/2025, by Sen. David Koehler

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

50 ILCS 750/20

Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that, beginning
January 1, 2026, the statewide surcharge shall be $2.50 per connection.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning local government.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Emergency Telephone System Act is amended
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by changing Section 20 as follows:

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(50 ILCS 750/20)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2025)
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Sec. 20.
Statewide surcharge.
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(a) On and after January 1, 2016, and except with respect
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to those customers who are subject to surcharges as provided
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in Sections 15.3 and 15.3a of this Act, a monthly surcharge
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shall be imposed on all customers of telecommunications
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carriers and wireless carriers as follows:
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(1) Each telecommunications carrier shall impose a
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monthly surcharge per network connection; provided,
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however, the monthly surcharge shall not apply to a
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network connection provided for use with pay telephone
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services. Where multiple voice grade communications
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channels are connected between the subscriber's premises
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and a public switched network through private branch
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exchange (PBX), Centrex type service, or other multiple
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voice grade communication channels facility, there shall
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be imposed 5 such surcharges per network connection for

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both regular service and advanced service provisioned
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trunk lines. Until December 31, 2017, the surcharge shall
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be $0.87 per network connection
. Beginning

and on and
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after
January 1, 2018
and until January 1, 2026
, the
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surcharge shall be $1.50 per network connection.
Beginning
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January 1, 2026, the surcharge shall be $2.50 per network
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connection.

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(2) Each wireless carrier shall impose and collect a
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monthly surcharge per CMRS connection that either has a
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telephone number within an area code assigned to Illinois
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by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator or has
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a billing address in this State. Until December 31, 2017,
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the surcharge shall be $0.87 per connection
. Beginning

and
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on and after
January 1, 2018
and until January 1, 2026
, the
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surcharge shall be $1.50 per connection.
Beginning January
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1, 2026, the surcharge shall be $2.50 per connection.

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(b) State and local taxes shall not apply to the
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surcharges imposed under this Section.
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(c) The surcharges imposed by this Section shall be stated
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as a separately stated item on subscriber bills.
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(d) The telecommunications carrier collecting the
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surcharge may deduct and retain 1.74% of the gross amount of
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surcharge collected to reimburse the telecommunications
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carrier for the expense of accounting and collecting the
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surcharge. On and after July 1, 2022, the wireless carrier
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collecting a surcharge under this Section may deduct and

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retain 1.74% of the gross amount of the surcharge collected to
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reimburse the wireless carrier for the expense of accounting
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and collecting the surcharge.
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(d-5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of
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this Section, an amount not greater than 2.5% may be deducted
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and retained if the telecommunications or wireless carrier can
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support, through documentation, expenses that exceed the 1.74%
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allowed. The documentation shall be submitted to the Illinois
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State Police and input obtained from the Statewide 9-1-1
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Advisory Board prior to approval of the deduction.
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(e) Surcharges imposed under this Section shall be
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collected by the carriers and shall be remitted to the
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Illinois State Police, either by check or electronic funds
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transfer, by the end of the next calendar month after the
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calendar month in which it was collected for deposit into the
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Statewide 9-1-1 Fund. Carriers are not required to remit
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surcharge moneys that are billed to subscribers but not yet
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collected.
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The first remittance by wireless carriers shall include
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the number of subscribers by zip code, and the 9-digit zip code
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if currently being used or later implemented by the carrier,
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that shall be the means by which the Illinois State Police
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shall determine distributions from the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund.
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This information shall be updated at least once each year. Any
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carrier that fails to provide the zip code information
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required under this subsection (e) shall be subject to the

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penalty set forth in subsection (g) of this Section.
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(f) If, within 8 calendar days after it is due under
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subsection (e) of this Section, a carrier does not remit the
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surcharge or any portion thereof required under this Section,
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then the surcharge or portion thereof shall be deemed
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delinquent until paid in full, and the Illinois State Police
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may impose a penalty against the carrier in an amount equal to
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the greater of:
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(1) $25 for each month or portion of a month from the
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time an amount becomes delinquent until the amount is paid
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in full; or
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(2) an amount equal to the product of 1% and the sum of
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all delinquent amounts for each month or portion of a
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month that the delinquent amounts remain unpaid.
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A penalty imposed in accordance with this subsection (f)
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for a portion of a month during which the carrier pays the
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delinquent amount in full shall be prorated for each day of
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that month that the delinquent amount was paid in full. Any
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penalty imposed under this subsection (f) is in addition to
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the amount of the delinquency and is in addition to any other
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penalty imposed under this Section.
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(g) If, within 8 calendar days after it is due, a wireless
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carrier does not provide the number of subscribers by zip code
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as required under subsection (e) of this Section, then the
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report is deemed delinquent and the Illinois State Police may
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impose a penalty against the carrier in an amount equal to the

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greater of:
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(1) $25 for each month or portion of a month that the
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report is delinquent; or
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(2) an amount equal to the product of $0.01 and the
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number of subscribers served by the carrier for each month
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or portion of a month that the delinquent report is not
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provided.
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A penalty imposed in accordance with this subsection (g)
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for a portion of a month during which the carrier provides the
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number of subscribers by zip code as required under subsection
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(e) of this Section shall be prorated for each day of that
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month during which the carrier had not provided the number of
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subscribers by zip code as required under subsection (e) of
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this Section. Any penalty imposed under this subsection (g) is
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in addition to any other penalty imposed under this Section.
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(h) A penalty imposed and collected in accordance with
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subsection (f) or (g) of this Section shall be deposited into
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the Statewide 9-1-1 Fund for distribution according to Section
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30 of this Act.
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(i) The Illinois State Police may enforce the collection
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of any delinquent amount and any penalty due and unpaid under
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this Section by legal action or in any other manner by which
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the collection of debts due the State of Illinois may be
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enforced under the laws of this State. The Illinois State
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Police may excuse the payment of any penalty imposed under
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this Section if the Administrator determines that the

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enforcement of this penalty is unjust.
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(j) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
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nothing shall impair the right of wireless carriers to recover
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unreimbursed compliance costs for all emergency communications
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services directly from their wireless subscribers by line-item
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charges on the wireless subscriber's bill. Those compliance
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costs include all costs incurred by wireless carriers in
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complying with local, State, and federal regulatory or
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legislative mandates that require the transmission and receipt
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of emergency communications to and from the general public,
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including, but not limited to, E9-1-1.
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(Source: P.A. 102-9, eff. 6-3-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
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102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-366, eff. 1-1-24
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