Pa. House Passes Bills on Funding 911, 988

The Pennsylvania House passed bills to fund 911 and 988 calling services Wednesday. Members voted 121-82 for HB-1304, which would hike the $1.65 surcharge for 911 to $1.97 in 2024, with it going up each year after based on the consumer price index. The House voted 113-90 for HB-1305, which would establish a 988 fund and levy a fee of 6 cents on mobile and IP voice service lines starting in 2024, with the fee going up each year at the same rate as the CPI. The bills passed committees last week (see 2306070027). On Tuesday, the House voted 203-0 for a bill (HB-1138) to exempt mobile telecom from the state’s sales and use tax and gross receipts tax.