West Virginia HB5351: Relating to modernization of fees generated from emergency communication service users

What the bill says

To amend and reenact §7-1-3cc of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to modernization of fees generated from emergency communication service users; updating the 911 fee to account for advances in technology; and providing that county commissions may impose an enhanced emergency telephone system fee on 911 service user locations. ARTICLE 1. COUNTY COMMISSIONS GENERALLY §7-1-3cc. Authority of county commissions to establish enhanced emergency telephone systems, technical and operational standards for emergency communications centers and standards for education and traini.

From the engrossed text, February 25, 2026:

A BILL to amend and reenact §7-1-3cc of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to modernization of fees generated from emergency communication service users; updating the 911 fee to account for advances in technology; and providing that county commissions may impose an enhanced emergency telephone system fee on 911 service user locations. ARTICLE 1. COUNTY COMMISSIONS GENERALLY §7-1-3cc. Authority of county commissions to establish enhanced emergency telephone systems, technical and operational standards for emergency communications centers and standards for education and training of emergency communications systems personnel; standards for alarm systems; fee upon consumers of telephone service for the systems and for roadway conversion systems; authority to contract with the telephone companies for billing of fee. (a) In addition to possessing the authority to establish an emergency telephone system pursuant to section four, article six, chapter twenty-four of this code, a county commission or the county commissions of two or more counties may, instead, establish an enhanced emergency telephone system or convert an existing system to an enhanced emergency system. The establishment of such a system shall be subject to the provisions of article six of said chapter. The county commission may adopt rules after receiving recommendations from the West Virginia Enhanced 911 Council concerning the operation of all county emergency communications centers or emergency telephone systems …

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