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MI HB4061

Bill

Official Source

Status

Vetoed

9/14/2021

Primary Sponsor

Bradley Slagh

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Redefines "public threat" as a clear, present, persistent, ongoing, and random threat to public safety likely to cause immediate or nearly immediate loss of life or property
  • Expands the definition of public threat to include acts of terrorism, unresolved mass shootings, natural disasters, industrial explosions, train derailments, and announcements of endangered missing individuals
  • Requires the Department of State Police to establish and maintain a public threat alert system plan designed to rapidly disseminate information to radio, television stations, and wireless devices through the federal wireless emergency alert system
  • Prohibits activation of the public threat alert system to announce new laws or executive orders unless necessary to respond to an immediate or nearly immediate loss of life or property

Legislative Description

Law enforcement: communications; restrictions for use of the emergency alert system; provide for. Amends secs. 2 & 3 of 2016 PA 235 (MCL 28.672 & 28.673).

Law enforcement: state police

Last Action

Re-referred To Committee On Government Operations

9/14/2021

Committee Referrals

Government Operations9/14/2021
Regulatory Reform3/4/2021
Government Operations1/28/2021

Full Bill Text

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