Texas Comptroller Manual of Accounts - Fiscal 2025
Revenue Object 3563 – Equalization Surcharges, 9-1-1 Emergencies

The commission shall impose a 9-1-1 equalization surcharge on each local exchange access line or equivalent local exchange access line and each wireless telecommunications connection. The surcharge is a fixed amount and may not exceed 10 cents per month for each local exchange access line, equivalent local exchange access line or wireless telecommunications connection. Funds used to support regional planning commissions and poison control centers. May be used to fund a telemedicine services pilot project established by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, the commission, and regional trauma resource centers. 

As determined by the commission.

The Comptroller may establish collection procedures to recover the costs of collection from a customer, service provider or business service user that fails to timely deliver the surcharges. These cost recoveries are deposited to General Revenue under other revenue object codes.

Amended by H.B. 2307, 74th Leg., R.S.

Amended by H.B. 3084, 76th Leg., R.S.

$100 late fee collected by the Comptroller deleted by H.B. 2914, 77th Leg., R.S.

Originally set up with a health revenue category code. Changed to Business Regulation to reflect correctly for cash reporting.

Amended by H.B. 1093, 81st Leg., R.S.

Amended by S.B. 1, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S.

Telemedicine pilot project added by H.B. 479, 84th Leg., R.S. Expired 1/1/2021.

H.B. 617, 88th Leg., R.S. re-added the telemedicine pilot project effective 9/1/2023. Expires 9/1/2029.