SB 790 (2019) -  Emergency Alerts

by Simmons
Authorizing a law enforcement agency to request the Florida Highway Patrol to activate a Yellow Alert if a hit-and-run incident is reported to the agency and the agency determines that specified requirements are satisfied; authorizing a local law enforcement agency to activate the Emergency Alert System and issue a Lockdown Alert to public and private schools and child care facilities under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement, in cooperation with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the Department of Transportation, to activate the Emergency Alert System and issue an Imminent Threat Alert to the public at the request of a local law enforcement agency under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2019
Last Event: 05/03/19 S Died in Infrastructure and Security on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Infrastructure and Security
  • Criminal Justice
  • Rules

Related Bills

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Infrastructure and Security Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 90 Time: 03/05/2019 - 8:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 91 Time: 02/15/2019 - 10:20 AM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/06/2019 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
316.02703 HB 1385
784.072 HB 1385