An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in 911 emergency communication services, further providing for uniform 911 surcharge; and making a repeal.

PRINTER'S NO. 1277
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1078
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MASTRIANO, OCTOBER 24, 2025
REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,
OCTOBER 24, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in 911 emergency communication
services, further providing for uniform 911 surcharge; and
making a repeal.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5306.2(a) introductory paragraph of Title
35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the
section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 5306.2. Uniform 911 surcharge.
(a) Surcharge imposed.--[Each] Except as provided under
subsection (a.1), each subscriber or consumer shall pay a
surcharge of $1.65 for each 911 communications service or
prepaid wireless device for which that subscriber or consumer is
billed by a provider or seller as provided for under this
chapter. The surcharge shall be collected apart from and in
addition to a fee levied by the provider or seller, in whole or
in part, for the provision of 911 services. The surcharge shall
be subject to the following:
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(a.1) Rate.-- Beginning on the effective date of this
subsection until February 1, 2029, the surcharge under
subsection (a) shall be $1.95.
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Section 2. Repeals are as follows:
(1) The General Assembly declares that the repeal under
paragraph (2) is necessary to effectuate the amendment or
addition of 35 Pa.C.S. § 5306.2(a) and (a.1).
(2) Article I-K of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343,
No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, is repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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