North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H695: Support VIPER/Assist 911 Operations/Dispatch.
Status: Introduced, April 16, 2025
What the bill says
An act to support the state's viper public safety radio network in order to support 911 operations interoperability and first responder dispatch throughout the state.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO SUPPORT THE STATE'S VIPER PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO NETWORK IN ORDER TO SUPPORT 911 OPERATIONS INTEROPERABILITY AND FIRST RESPONDER DISPATCH THROUGHOUT THE STATE. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: ALLOCATE A PERCENTAGE OF 911 FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE STATE'S VIPER RADIO SYSTEM INSOFAR AS THAT SYSTEM SUPPORTS 911 OPERATIONS IN THE STATE SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 143B-1404(b) reads as rewritten: "(b) Allocation of Revenues. - The 911 Board may deduct and retain for its administrative expenses a percentage of the total service charges remitted to it under G.S. 143B-1403 for deposit in the 911 Fund. The percentage may not exceed three and one-half percent (3.5%). The percentage is one percent (1%) unless the 911 Board sets the percentage at a different amount. The 911 Board must monitor the amount of funds required to meet its duties under this Part and set the rate at an amount that enables the 911 Board to meet this commitment. The 911 Board must allocate a minimum of fifteen percent (15%) of the total service charges to the Next Generation 911 Reserve Fund to be administered as provided in G.S. 143B-1407. The 911 Board must allocate a minimum of five percent (5%) of the total service charges to the PSAP Grant and Statewide Projects Account to be administered …
Sponsors
- Jones, Brenden H. (R, 46) · primary sponsor
- Miller, Charles W. (R, 19) · primary sponsor
- Smith, Carson (R, 16) · primary sponsor
- Pyrtle, A. Reece (R, 65) · primary sponsor
- Campbell, Grant L. (R, 83)
- Loftis, Donnie (R, 109)
- Penny, Howard (R, 53)
- Ross, Stephen M. (R, 63)
- Scott, Paul (R, 111)
- Strickland, Larry C. (R, 28)
- Ward, Bill (R, 5)
- White, Donna McDowell (R, 26)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Reptd Fav
- : Ref to the Com on Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, HEALTH SERVICES, BOARDS, PUBLIC, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPT., MOBILE PHONES & DEVICES, TELEPHONES, CAPITAL PROJECTS
Common questions
- What is H695?
- H695 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Support VIPER/Assist 911 Operations/Dispatch.
- What does H695 do?
- In its own words: An act to support the state's viper public safety radio network in order to support 911 operations interoperability and first responder dispatch throughout the state.
- What is the status of H695?
- Introduced as of April 16, 2025. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (April 16, 2025).
- Who sponsored H695?
- Jones, Brenden H. (R, 46), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H695?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H695
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