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CS/SB 1198: Purple Alert

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Berman

Purple Alert; Requiring the Division of Emergency Management to identify and maintain an inventory of certain digitally displayed automatic changeable facing structures; redefining the term “missing endangered person”; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement, in cooperation with the Department of Transportation, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, the Department of the Lottery, and local law enforcement agencies, to establish and implement the Purple Alert; authorizing local law enforcement agencies to broadcast information concerning certain missing adults, etc. APPROPRIATION: $322,836

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect July 1, 2020, this act shall take effect July 1, 2021
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Infrastructure and Security (IS)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/10/2019 Senate • Filed
    12/18/2019 Senate • Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules -SJ 88
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 87
    1/22/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 01/27/20, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    1/27/2020 Senate • Favorable by Infrastructure and Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 214
    1/28/2020 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    2/6/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/11/20, 2:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
    2/11/2020 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 269
    2/12/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 274
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Rules

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  • CS/SB 1198, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/12/2020 at 2:52 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 899 Purple Alert Casello Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    252.35 Emergency management powers; Division of Emergency Management. Page 2 (pdf)
    429.918 Licensure designation as a specialized Alzheimer’s services adult day care center. Page 8 (pdf)
    937.0201 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    937.0205 Page 3 (pdf)
    937.021 Missing child and missing adult reports. Page 6 (pdf)
    937.022 Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • SB 1198, Original Filed Version Posted 12/10/2019 at 11:17 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Infrastructure and Security (Pre-Meeting) 1/24/2020 (pdf)
    Infrastructure and Security (Post-Meeting) 1/27/2020 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2020 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 899 Purple Alert Casello Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    905336 - Amendment
    Before line 48 insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Berman)     		2/10/2020
    2:30 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/12/2020     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/27/2020 4:00 PM Infrastructure and Security 5 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/11/2020 2:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    429.918 Licensure designation as a specialized Alzheimer’s services adult day care center. Page 8 (pdf)
    937.0201 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    937.0205 Page 3 (pdf)
    937.021 Missing child and missing adult reports. Page 5 (pdf)
    937.022 Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse. Page 7 (pdf)

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