# Illinois HB1866: NEXT GEN 9-1-1 IMPLEMENTATION Illinois HB1866, NEXT GEN 9-1-1 IMPLEMENTATION, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0204); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1866-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB1866 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: NEXT GEN 9-1-1 IMPLEMENTATION - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-29 - Last action: 2025-08-15, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0204 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: executive, assignments, energy and public utilities - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 10 (506 yes, 39 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 20 ## Summary Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Makes changes to the definitions of terms defined in the Act. Requires a municipality with a population over 500,000 to provide Next Generation 9-1-1 service by January 1, 2029 (rather than January 1, 2026). Provides that, until December 31, 2028 (rather than December 31, 2025), a municipality with a population over 500,000 may not impose a monthly surcharge in excess of $5.00 per network connection. Provides that, on or after January 1, 2029 (rather than January 1, 2026), a municipality with a population over 500,000 may not impose a monthly surcharge in excess of $2.50 per network connection. Provides that, until December 31, 2028 (rather than December 31, 2025), a municipality with a population in excess of 500,000 may by ordinance continue to impose and collect a monthly surcharge per commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) connection or in-service telephone number billed on a monthly basis that does not exceed $5.00. Provides that, on or after January 1, 2027 (rather than January 1, 2026), a municipality with a population in excess of 500,000 may impose and collect its wireless carrier surcharge if the monthly surcharge does not exceed $2.50 per commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) connection or in-service telephone number billed on a monthly basis. Removes references to "enhanced 9-1-1". Provides for the repeal of the Act on December 31, 2028 (rather than December 31, 2025). Effective January 1, 2026. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Local emergency systems face upkeep standards: benefit, medium. Local emergency telephone boards must maintain next-generation 9-1-1 systems, and their staffing authority now includes maintenance and upgrades. Before implementation, covered boards must complete and maintain a location database meeting national emergency-number standards. Street-address records… - Illinois extends and connects emergency networks: benefit, medium. The law extends the Emergency Telephone System Act's repeal date from December 31, 2025, to December 31, 2027. A separate provision requires State Police to maintain the statewide internet-based emergency network through December 31, 2025. That network supports shared call data, statewide transfers… - Phone charges fund emergency network upgrades: benefit, medium. Through June 30, 2028, $0.05 from each statewide surcharge supports grants for next-generation 9-1-1 expenses. Priority goes to authorities serving territory covered by a Large Electing Provider. Beginning July 1, 2020, another $0.13 per surcharge funds statewide network implementation, maintenance… - State funding supports local emergency systems: benefit, medium. State Police pays vendors directly for all 9-1-1 network costs for systems in municipalities with fewer than 500,000 people. Subject to appropriations and available money, $0.013 per statewide surcharge is divided equally each month among qualifying county boards. Counties must have fewer than 100,… - Residents get notice of address changes: benefit, low. A county 9-1-1 board must notify residents when it changes their address even though they have not moved. The notice must give the new address. It must also advise residents to ask the local election office whether voter re-registration is needed. - Local emergency merger mandates are eased: benefit, low. The law removes the old one-year requirement for covered authorities without a board to create or join a joint board. That requirement excluded municipalities with more than 500,000 people. It also removes specified merger and answering-point reduction mandates for counties under 250,000 with multi… - Unused state funds support 9-1-1 authorities: benefit, low. After statewide next-generation 9-1-1 implementation, the law directs surplus above $5 million from a designated system allocation to 9-1-1 authorities. Only money unused by Illinois State Police for system maintenance and upgrades qualifies. Distributions follow the law's allocation formula each y… - Workplace phones must reach emergency help: benefit, low. Multi-line phone rules now cover internet-based and cloud systems, including systems that cannot receive return calls. Covered systems must allow direct 9-1-1 dialing consistent with federal law. This applies to systems made, imported, offered for sale or lease, or first sold, leased, or installed… - Emergency equipment surplus returns to authorities: benefit, low. State Police administrative costs include a one-time call-handling equipment upgrade to connect with the statewide next-generation network. After those upgrades, unused money above $1 million in the specified administrative allocation goes to 9-1-1 authorities. The law requires annual fiscal-year-e… - Wireless customers pay monthly emergency charges: cost, low. After January 1, 2018, qualifying wireless connections carry a $1.50 monthly 9-1-1 surcharge. A numbered connection qualifies when its primary place of use is Illinois. The statewide surcharge covers in-service Illinois connections, excluding connections assigned to a municipality or county. Wirele… - Knowingly false emergency reports face penalties: cost, low. Existing criminal-code rules apply to knowingly false 9-1-1 calls, texts, or other transmissions that could trigger an emergency response. This includes causing such a report or alleging a crime the person knows did not occur. The rule concerns knowingly false reports, not good-faith requests for e… - Emergency boards face stricter financial reporting: cost, low. Boards receiving covered surcharge money must base reported revenue on outside audited financial statements, including an audit of their surcharge fund. State Police may request those statements. Consolidation and next-generation grant recipients must report each grant's amount and how they spent i… - Emergency network aggregators must update records: cost, low. Beginning February 1, 2024, Illinois aggregators must submit required company-contact and originating-service-provider details to the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator. Aggregators must receive 30 days' advance notice. They must update the information within 30 days after a change. The records support… - Late 9-1-1 aggregator reports trigger penalties: cost, low. 9-1-1 aggregators that miss required information filings owe $100 for each overdue month or part of a month. The penalty continues until the required information is provided. This is a penalty on aggregators, not a household charge. - Emergency texting deadline moves to 2025: mixed, medium. Every Illinois 9-1-1 system must be able to receive emergency texts by December 31, 2025. The law moves that deadline from July 1, 2024. It preserves statewide text access as a requirement but gives systems more time to provide it. - Large-city emergency charge cap drops later: mixed, low. Only municipalities with more than 500,000 people can impose this local monthly surcharge; counties and smaller municipalities lose that authority. It can cover wireline, wireless, and internet phone connections, with mobile charges based on the customer's primary place of use. The cap stays at $5… - Emergency network spending gets new boundaries: mixed, low. Eligible next-generation network costs must be recurring and directly related to that service. The Administrator decides with Advisory Board advice, including listed core network components and software but removing older tandems and gateways. Statewide 9-1-1 Fund money can support only the purpose… - First-time emergency grant applicants gain priority: mixed, low. First-time applicants get priority for grants covering one-time 9-1-1 consolidation costs. This replaces priority for counties lacking service on January 1, 2016, followed by other required consolidations. The program covers systems outside municipalities with more than 500,000 people. Approved app… - Business phone surcharge counts face limits: mixed, low. For covered business phone-system lines, 2–11 simultaneous calls mean 8 surcharges; 12–17 mean 10; and 18–23 mean 12. Carriers must document capacity to charge fewer than 12; otherwise, 12 apply. A separate advanced-service schedule caps surcharge counts at 5 for up to 10 voice paths and 20 for 11–… - Carriers keep fees but face reporting: mixed, low. Carriers must show the statewide surcharge separately on bills and remit collections within 30 days, allowing specified system-charge deductions. They may retain 1.74% of gross collections for accounting and collection costs. Wireless carriers must use the Treasurer's payment method; payments under… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bill Cunningham (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-01 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs | pass | 112 | 0 | | | 2025-06-01 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs | pass | 112 | 0 | | | 2025-05-31 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-05-31 | House | Motion Prevailed to Suspend Rule | pass | 73 | 39 | | | 2025-05-31 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 57 | 0 | | | 2025-05-31 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-05-22 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-05-08 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Energy and Public Utilities; | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 107 | 0 | | | 2025-03-12 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (51) - 2025-08-15: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0204 (House) - 2025-08-15: Effective Date August 15, 2025 (House) - 2025-08-15: Governor Approved (House) - 2025-06-24: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-06-01: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2025-06-01: House Concurs (House) - 2025-06-01: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 112-000-000 (House) - 2025-06-01: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 112-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-31: Motion Prevailed to Suspend Rule 073-039-000 (House) - 2025-05-31: Motion Filed to Suspend House Rule(s) for Immediate Consideration Rep. Bob Morgan (House) - 2025-05-31: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-31: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-31: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-05-31: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-05-31: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (House) - 2025-05-31: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (House) - 2025-05-31: Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2 (House) - 2025-05-31: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-05-31: Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cunningham (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Recalled to Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; 011-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Do Pass as Amended Energy and Public Utilities; 012-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-08: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-18: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-18: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-14: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-12: Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000 (House) - 2025-02-25: Assigned to Executive Committee (House) - 2025-01-29: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-01-29: First Reading (House) - 2025-01-29: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1866eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1866enr.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1866.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1866sam001.pdf) - Senate Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1866sam002.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1866eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1866enr.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1866.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1866sam001.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1866sam002.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1866-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).