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MI HB4517
Bill
Status
9/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jerry Neyer
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AI Summary
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Renames the "Child Abduction Broadcast Act" to the "Child Abduction and Missing Child Broadcast Act" to expand coverage beyond abductions
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Authorizes radio and television stations to broadcast information about missing children in addition to child abductions when received from the Department of State Police under the Michigan Amber Alert Act
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Explicitly permits broadcasting missing child information through social media as a method to assist in locating children or apprehending suspects
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Extends liability immunity to radio and television stations that accurately broadcast missing child information obtained from state police, matching existing immunity for abduction broadcasts
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Takes effect only if HB 4518 of the 103rd Legislature is also enacted into law (tie bar provision)
Legislative Description
Law enforcement: reports; communications under the amber alert act; modify. Amends title & secs. 1, 2 & 5 of 2002 PA 713 (MCL 28.761 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4518'25
Children: other
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Civil Rights, Judiciary, And Public Safety
9/9/2025