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HB 937: Purple Alert

GENERAL BILL by Casello ; Keen ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bartleman ; Daniels ; Harris ; Hunschofsky ; López, J. ; Mooney ; Skidmore ; Truenow ; Valdés

Purple Alert; Requires local law enforcement agencies to develop policies for local activation of Purple Alert for certain missing adults; specifies requirements; specifies duties of FDLE's Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse in event of state Purple Alert; specifies conditions under which local law enforcement agency may request clearinghouse to open case.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 4/12/2024 - Chapter No. 2024-82
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/19/2023 House • Filed
1/5/2024 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/17/2024 House • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
1/19/2024 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
1/22/2024 House • Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
1/24/2024 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
1/26/2024 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
1/30/2024 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/15/2024 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/21/2024)
2/21/2024 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/22/2024 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/27/2024)
2/27/2024 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
2/28/2024 House • Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
2/28/2024 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Fiscal Policy
• Received
3/1/2024 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 586
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 640 -SJ 586
• Read 2nd time -SJ 586
• Read 3rd time -SJ 586
• Passed; YEAS 31 NAYS 0 -SJ 586
3/1/2024 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
4/2/2024 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/11/2024 • Approved by Governor
4/12/2024 • Chapter No. 2024-82