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CS/CS/HB 79: Purple Alert

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Appropriations Committee ; Casello ; Willhite ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bartleman ; Chaney ; Fetterhoff ; Hart ; Hunschofsky ; Jenne ; Morales ; Robinson, F. ; Salzman ; Slosberg ; Tant ; Valdés ; Zika

Purple Alert; Requires Division of Emergency Management to identify & maintain inventory of certain digitally displayed automatic changeable facing signs; requires FDLE, in cooperation with other agencies, to establish & implement Purple Alert concerning certain missing adults. APPROPRIATION: $199,901

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 4/27/2021 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 184 (Ch. 2021-93)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/16/2020 House • Filed
1/15/2021 House • Referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee
2/10/2021 House • Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
2/17/2021 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
• Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
• Now in Appropriations Committee
3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/11/2021 House • Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
3/15/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee
3/16/2021 House • Reported out of Appropriations Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/17/2021 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
3/22/2021 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
3/24/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/25/2021 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
3/26/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/15/2021 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2021)
4/20/2021 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/21/2021 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading
4/22/2021 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading
4/23/2021 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading
4/26/2021 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading
4/27/2021 House • Substituted CS/CS/SB 184
• Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 184 (Ch. 2021-93)