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FL S0184

FL S0184
Purple Alert

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Introduced
12/04/2020
In Committee
04/23/2021
Crossed Over
04/21/2021
Passed
04/27/2021
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/17/2021

Introduced Session

2021 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Requiring the Department of Law Enforcement, in cooperation with the Department of Transportation, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, the Department of the Lottery, and local law enforcement agencies, to establish and implement the Purple Alert; requiring the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction to notify media and alert subscribers if a Purple Alert is determined to be necessary and appropriate; providing that the Department of Law Enforcement, as the Purple Alert coordinator, and certain agencies, employees, individuals, and entities are immune from civil liability for damages when performing certain actions in good faith, etc.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Purple Alert, a standardized state system to aid in the search for missing adults with mental or cognitive disabilities who do not meet the criteria for a Silver Alert. The Department of Law Enforcement, in cooperation with other state agencies and local law enforcement, will implement the Purple Alert to quickly share information and coordinate a response when a missing adult meeting the criteria is reported. The bill also provides immunity from civil liability for entities that comply in good faith with requests to record, report, transmit, display, or release Purple Alert information. The bill appropriates funds and authorizes positions within the Department of Law Enforcement to implement the Purple Alert.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (1)

Other Sponsors (2)

Appropriations (Senate), Transportation (Senate)

Last Action

Chapter No. 2021-93 (on 06/17/2021)
(2 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/184
BillText https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/184/BillText/er/HTML
Bill https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/184/BillText/er/PDF
BillText https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/184/BillText/c2/HTML
Bill https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/184/BillText/c2/PDF
Analysis - Appropriations (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/184/Analyses/2021s00184.ap.PDF
Analysis - Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/184/Analyses/2021s00184.pre.ap.PDF
Analysis - Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/184/Analyses/2021s00184.cf.PDF
Analysis - Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/184/Analyses/2021s00184.pre.cf.PDF
BillText https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/184/BillText/c1/HTML
Bill https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/184/BillText/c1/PDF
Analysis - Transportation (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/184/Analyses/2021s00184.tr.PDF
Analysis - Transportation (Pre-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/184/Analyses/2021s00184.pre.tr.PDF
Senate Committee Amendment #489020 https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/184/Amendment/489020/HTML
BillText https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/184/BillText/Filed/HTML
Bill https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/184/BillText/Filed/PDF
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