Bill Text: TX SB53 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a request for 9-1-1 service by text message and the provision of available contact information.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-06 - Co-author authorized [SB53 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB53-Introduced.html
86R1498 JG-D | ||
By: Zaffirini | S.B. No. 53 |
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relating to a request for 9-1-1 service by text message and the | ||
provision of available contact information. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 771A, Health and Safety Code, is amended | ||
by adding Section 771A.002 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 771A.002. ACCESS TO 9-1-1 SERVICE BY TEXT MESSAGE; | ||
AVAILABLE CONTACT INFORMATION. (a) In this section, "public | ||
safety answering point" has the meaning assigned by Section | ||
771.001. | ||
(b) To the extent practicable and within available | ||
resources, a public safety answering point shall receive emergency | ||
9-1-1 communications by calls and text messages. | ||
(c) In this chapter and Chapters 771 and 772, any reference | ||
to a call for emergency services received by a public safety | ||
answering point that has implemented a system allowing emergency | ||
9-1-1 communications by text message means a call or text message. | ||
(d) In this chapter and Chapters 771 and 772, a provision | ||
referring to a telephone number associated with a call or text | ||
message for emergency services applies only to a call or text | ||
message originating from a device associated with a telephone | ||
number. | ||
(e) A provider or user shall provide to the public safety | ||
answering point any other relevant and available contact | ||
information of a person requesting emergency services using a | ||
device not associated with a telephone number. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |