ESHB 1258 — Providing funding for municipalities participating in the regional 911 emergency communications system.

What this bill does

Requires certain counties operating regional 911 emergency communications systems that collect an excise tax on phone lines to transfer a portion of the excise tax revenue to local governments operating municipal 911 emergency communications systems, if the county transfers emergency calls to the local government for dispatch.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 11, 2025
  56 yea · 39 nay · 3 not voting
• House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 19, 2025
  57 yea · 38 nay · 3 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 9, 2025
  28 yea · 21 nay

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