BILL · 1993–94 SESSION

SB 6265: 911 system funding

Implementing the cellular communications tax study recommendations regarding 911 emergency communication system funding.

Summary

Counties are authorized to impose a 911 excise tax of up to $.25 per month per cellular telephone subscriber line. Counties implementing this tax must provide 60 days notice, and include in their ordinances a refund mechanism for any taxes ordered refunded by a court order.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6265), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

IntroducedJan 18, 1994
Out of committee
Passed SenateFeb 11, 1994
Passed Housestopped here
Governor
Law

Prime sponsor: Dean Sutherland (D-17)
Introduced: January 18, 1994 in the Senate
Last action: March 11, 1994
Companion bill: HB 2601
Budget: Has a fiscal note

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

February 11, 1994

Version voted on: SB 6265

43 Yea 2 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	25	0	0	3
Republican	18	2	0	1

How each member voted

Yea (43)

Nay (2)

Emilio Cantu R-41
Dan McDonald R-48

Excused (4)

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

SB 6265 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 6265 (2025–26) Vehicle transfers to insurer · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6265 (2023–24) Grocery coupons · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6265 (2019–20) Surplus school property · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6265 (2017–18) Pinto abalone recovery · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6265 (2015–16) Ag. vehicle weight limits · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6265 (2013–14) Agencies/patient health info · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 220, Laws of 2014
SB 6265 (2011–12) Medical use of cannabis · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6265 (2009–10) Hospital surveys or audits · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

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