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CS/SB 640: Purple Alert

GENERAL BILL by Transportation ; Berman

Purple Alert; Requiring local law enforcement agencies to develop policies for a local activation of a Purple Alert for certain missing adults; specifying duties of the Department of Law Enforcement’s Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse in the event of a state Purple Alert; specifying conditions under which a local law enforcement agency may request the clearinghouse to open a case, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
 Last Action: 3/1/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 937 (Ch. 2024-82) -SJ 586
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/29/2023 Senate • Filed
    12/13/2023 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
    1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
    1/12/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 01/17/24, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
    1/17/2024 Senate • CS by Transportation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
    1/18/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    • CS by Transportation read 1st time
    2/5/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/08/24, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    2/8/2024 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    • Now in Fiscal Policy
    2/12/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/15/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/15/2024 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
    2/16/2024 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    2/28/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/24
    3/1/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 586
    • Substituted HB 937 -SJ 586
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 937 (Ch. 2024-82) -SJ 586

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  • CS/SB 640, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/18/2024 at 8:34 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/7/2024 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2024 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/13/2024 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/16/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 937 (er) Purple Alert Casello, Keen Identical Last Action: 4/12/2024 Chapter No. 2024-82 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/8/2024 2:00 PM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/15/2024 12:00 PM Fiscal Policy 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    937.0205 Purple Alert. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 640, Original Filed Version Posted 11/29/2023 at 2:37 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 1/16/2024 (pdf)
    Transportation (Post-Meeting) 1/18/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 937 Purple Alert Casello, Keen Identical Last Action: 4/12/2024 Chapter No. 2024-82 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    737802 - Amendment
    Delete line 81 and insert:     		Transportation
    (Berman)     		1/15/2024
    5:22 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/18/2024     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/17/2024 8:30 AM Transportation 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    937.0205 Purple Alert. Page 1 (pdf)

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