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AZ HB2281

Bill

Status

Passed

5/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Teresa Martinez

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Turquoise Alert system as a quick response alert system for reports of missing persons.

  • Authorizes the Department of Public Safety to issue Turquoise Alerts when a law enforcement agency requests activation and meets all specified conditions.

  • Requires missing person to be under 65 years of age and missing under unexplained or suspicious circumstances, with law enforcement having exhausted local resources and determining the person is in danger or peril.

  • Defines "person" to include members of federally recognized Indian tribes and "law enforcement agency" to include state, municipal, county, tribal, and federal law enforcement operating in Arizona.

  • Known as "Emily's Law," honoring San Carlos Apache Tribal member Emily Pike; took effect May 13, 2025.

Legislative Description

Missing indigenous person; alert system

State Government - Title 41

Last Action

Chapter 199

5/13/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules2/24/2025
Public Safety2/24/2025
Rules1/21/2025
Transportation and Infrastructure1/21/2025
Public Safety & Law Enforcement1/21/2025

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