CS/SB 1198 (2020) -  Purple Alert

General Bill by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs and 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.
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 Event: 03/14/20 S Died in Rules on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Infrastructure and Security
    • On agenda for: 01/27/20 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 02/11/20 2:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 899 Subject: Purple Alert Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 2/12/2020 2:41:34 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 2/10/2020 2:33:54 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Infrastructure and Security 1/27/2020 6:43:21 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Infrastructure and Security 1/24/2020 9:07:30 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Rules Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 274 Time: 02/12/2020 - 5:30 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 02/12/2020 - 3:38 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/12/2020 - 2:54 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 269 Time: 02/11/2020 - 3:31 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/11/20, 2:00 pm, 301 Senate Building Time: 02/06/2020 - 4:47 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Time: 01/28/2020 - 7:35 AM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Infrastructure and Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 214 Time: 01/27/2020 - 5:49 PM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 01/27/20, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/22/2020 - 3:35 PM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 87 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules -SJ 88 Time: 12/18/2019 - 8:04 AM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/10/2019 - 11:17 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
252.35
429.918 CS/CS/HB 607*, HB 899, CS/CS/HB 7053
937.0201 HB 899, HB 1051, SB 1476
937.0205 HB 899
937.021 HB 899, HB 1051, SB 1476
937.022 HB 899, HB 1051, HB 1053, SB 1476, SB 1478

(*) Not the latest version