Wis. Lawmakers Approve Phone Tax Repeal, Advance Cellphone Location Bill
The Wisconsin legislature passed a bill last week repealing a tax on personal property of telephone companies. The Assembly voted 90-7 Thursday and the Senate voted 30-2 Tuesday approving SB-323. Also on Thursday, the Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill that…
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would require wireless carriers to provide device location information to law enforcement without a warrant if the subscriber consents and the company believes disclosure could prevent a person’s death or injury or if it receives a written law enforcement request stating that disclosure is needed to respond to an emergency call or situation involving possible death or serious physical injury. AB-960 also would give wireless providers immunity from criminal liability for such disclosures. The similar SB-890 cleared a Senate committee earlier this month (see 2402090055).