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CA AB1314

Bill

Status

Passed

9/23/2022

Primary Sponsor

Cristina Garcia

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Origin

State Assembly

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a "Feather Alert" system to notify the public when an indigenous person is reported missing under unexplained or suspicious circumstances.

  • Allows law enforcement agencies to request the California Highway Patrol activate a Feather Alert if the missing person is indigenous and meets specified criteria including danger from age, health, disability, or suspicious circumstances.

  • Requires the California Highway Patrol to disseminate alert information through be-on-the-lookout alerts, electronic flyers, and changeable message signs when a Feather Alert is activated.

  • Encourages but does not require radio, television, cable, satellite, and social media systems to cooperate in disseminating Feather Alert information.

  • Requires the California Highway Patrol to submit a report evaluating the Feather Alert system to the Governor's Office and Legislature by January 1, 2027.

Legislative Description

Emergency notification: Feather Alert: endangered indigenous people.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 476, Statutes of 2022.

9/23/2022

Committee Referrals

Emergency Management8/25/2022
Appropriations6/29/2022
Public Safety6/22/2022
Rules6/20/2022
Military & Veterans Affairs5/19/2021
Rules5/6/2021
Military and Veterans Affairs3/4/2021

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