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HB 1039: Emergency Alerts

GENERAL BILL by Plakon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cortes, J.

Emergency Alerts; Authorizes law enforcement agency to request FHP to activate Yellow Alert if hit-and-run incident is reported to agency & agency determines that specified requirements are satisfied; requires FHP, upon activation of alert, to assist investigating law enforcement agency by issuing alert, in cooperation with DHSMV & DOT, using certain dynamic message signs; authorizes local law enforcement agency to activate Emergency Alert System & issue Lockdown Alert to schools & child care facilities; requires local law enforcement agencies to create & maintain list of all schools & child care facilities; requires FDLE, in cooperation with DHSMV & DOT, to activate Emergency Alert System & issue an Imminent Threat Alert to public at request of local law enforcement agency in certain circumstances.

Effective Date: 10/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/24/2017 House • Filed
    3/6/2017 House • Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 112
    3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 112
    5/5/2017 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee

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  • HB 1039, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/24/2017 at 3:48 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1212 Emergency Alerts Simmons Identical Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Education
    S 1646 Hit-and-run Alerts Torres Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.02703 Page 3 (pdf)
    784.072 Page 6 (pdf)

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