CS/CS/SB 184 (2021) -  Purple Alert

General Bill by Appropriations and Transportation and Berman
Purple Alert: 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; requiring the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction to notify media and alert subscribers if a Purple Alert is determined to be necessary and appropriate; providing that the Department of Law Enforcement, as the Purple Alert coordinator, and certain agencies, employees, individuals, and entities are immune from civil liability for damages when performing certain actions in good faith, etc.
SB Substituted for CS/CS/HB 79 By Judiciary Committee and Appropriations Committee and Casello and Willhite
Effective Date: 07/01/2021 except as otherwise provided
Last Event: 06/17/21 Chapter No. 2021-93 on Thursday, June 17, 2021 2:09 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Transportation
    • On agenda for: 02/02/21 3:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 02/16/21 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 04/19/21 10:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 19   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 79 Subject: Purple Alert Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/18/2021 2:37:32 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/13/2021 9:15:08 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 2/16/2021 1:27:01 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 2/15/2021 9:36:37 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Transportation 2/3/2021 12:28:21 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Transportation 2/1/2021 3:24:09 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/21/2021 10:34 AM   Yeas: 40 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 11] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 04/27/2021 10:45 AM   Yeas: 116 Nays: 1 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 307] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2021-93 Time: 06/17/2021 - 2:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/16/2021 - 6:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/14/2021 - 11:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/27/2021 - 12:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 745 Time: 04/27/2021 - 11:39 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 1 Time: 04/27/2021 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/27/2021 - 10:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Substituted for CS/CS/HB 79 Time: 04/27/2021 - 10:43 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/26/2021 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/26/2021 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/26/2021 - 3:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/23/2021 - 7:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/26/2021) Time: 04/23/2021 - 4:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/23/2021 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/21/2021 - 11:06 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 516 Time: 04/21/2021 - 10:35 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 516 Time: 04/21/2021 - 10:34 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 516 Time: 04/21/2021 - 10:33 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 475 Time: 04/20/2021 - 5:59 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/21 -SJ 559 Time: 04/19/2021 - 8:53 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/19/2021 - 8:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/18/2021 - 1:55 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 472 Time: 04/15/2021 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/14/2021 - 5:24 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/15/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/12/2021 - 2:46 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S CS by Transportation read 1st time -SJ 166 Time: 03/02/2021 - 7:13 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 50 Time: 03/02/2021 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 02/16/2021 - 3:17 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 175 Time: 02/16/2021 - 12:08 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/16/21, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 02/08/2021 - 2:37 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Time: 02/03/2021 - 3:23 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/03/2021 - 12:46 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: c1
Event: S CS by Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 178 Time: 02/02/2021 - 5:24 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/02/21, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/25/2021 - 2:55 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S Referred to Transportation; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 50 Time: 12/15/2020 - 11:29 AM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/04/2020 - 4:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
252.35 CS/CS/HB 79, HB 1353, CS/SB 1670*, SB 1760, CS/CS/SB 2006, CS/HB 7047
937.0201 CS/CS/HB 79
937.0205 CS/CS/HB 79
937.021 CS/CS/HB 79
937.022 CS/CS/HB 79

(*) Not the latest version