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AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING AND FURTHER DEVELOPING ‘117’ AS THE NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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HOTLINE '117' ACT
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05797 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING AND FURTHER DEVELOPING "117" AS THE NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : "Hotline '117' Act of 2006." | |
| ABSTRACT : “Hotline ‘117’ Act of 2006”. The bill designates telephone number ‘117’ as the nationwide emergency assistance number for both landline and wireless telephone systems. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ZUBIRI, JUAN MIGUEL F. | |
| DATE FILED : 2006-09-19 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Espino | 2. Abaya |
| 3. Figueroa | 4. Gidaya |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Codilla (016 ) | 2. Villarosa (035 ) |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Tulagan | 2. Marcoleta |
| 3. Gullas | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01944 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2006-09-19 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB03266 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2006-09-20 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON HEALTH | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2006-09-20 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2006-10-04 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Tulagan, Marcoleta, Gullas | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2006-12-04 | |
| REMARKS : On Dec. 04, 2006, the Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2006-12-11 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2006-12-20 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:153 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2007-01-24 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2007-01-24 | |
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Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING AND FURTHER DEVELOPING ‘117’ AS THE NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ] [ 2007 ] 1/24/2007 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI, AMADO T. ESPINO JR., JOSEPH EMILIO A. ABAYA, CATALINO V. FIGUEROA, ERNESTO S. GIDAYA, EUFROCINO M. CODILLA SR., GENEROSO DC. TULAGAN, RODANTE D. MARCOLETA and EDUARDO R. GULLAS; 1/29/2007 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on PUBLIC ORDER AND ILLEGAL DRUGS and LOCAL GOVERNMENT;
Abstract
“Hotline ‘117’ Act of 2006”. The bill designates telephone number ‘117’ as the nationwide emergency assistance number for both landline and wireless telephone systems.
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