HB 280 -- Emergency Services Sponsor: Roorda This bill allows county boards regulating emergency services to submit ballot issues to voters and authorizes the boards to impose, upon voter approval, a surcharge of up to 50 cents per month on any cellular phone registered in the requisite service area for the purpose of providing emergency service to the area. Twenty-five percent of the surcharge revenue must be used for the construction and maintenance of emergency warning sirens.Copyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives