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MO HB679

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2015

Primary Sponsor

Sandy Crawford

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands Missouri's Amber Alert System to include a "Silver Alert" component for missing endangered persons who do not qualify for an Amber alert

  • Defines "endangered person" as someone missing under unexplained, involuntary, or suspicious circumstances who is believed to be in danger due to age, health, mental or physical disability, environmental conditions, or being with a potentially dangerous person

  • Explicitly excludes runaways from the endangered person definition unless they meet additional danger criteria

  • Requires missing person complaints to include guardian contact information (name, address, phone number) when applicable

  • Renames the oversight committee from "Amber Alert System Oversight Committee" to "Alert System Oversight Committee" and expands its duties to include developing criteria and procedures for both alert types

Legislative Description

Expands the Amber Alert System to include missing endangered persons, specifies the criteria for being an endangered person, and changes its name to the Amber Alert and Silver Alert System

Last Action

Referred: Select Committee on State and Local Governments(H)

3/31/2015

Committee Referrals

Select Committee on State and Local Governments3/31/2015
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness2/5/2015

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