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Introduced Session

An act relating to the Purple Alert; amending s. 252.35, F.S.; requiring the Division of Emergency Management to identify and maintain an inventory of certain digitally displayed automatic changeable facing signs; amending s. 937.0201, F.S.; redefining the term "missing endangered person"; creating s. 937.0205, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; 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; specifying minimum requirements for the Purple Alert; authorizing local law enforcement agencies to broadcast information concerning certain missing adults; 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; authorizing the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction to request that a case be opened with the Department of Law Enforcement's Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse; requiring the clearinghouse to coordinate with the Department of Transportation and hb0079-00 HB 79 the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in the activation of dynamic message signs on state highways and the immediate distribution of certain critical information under certain circumstances; requiring the Purple Alert process to include certain procedures and an information and education strategy; authorizing the Department of Law Enforcement to adopt rules; amending s. 937.021, F.S.; 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; providing that the presumption of good faith is not overcome under certain circumstances; providing construction; amending s. 937.022, F.S.; authorizing only the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over a case to make a request to the clearinghouse for the activation of a Purple Alert involving a missing adult under certain circumstances; amending s. 429.918, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an appropriation; providing effective dates.

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Joe Casello (D)*,  Matt Willhite (D)*,  Robin Bartleman (D),  Linda Chaney (R),  Elizabeth Fetterhoff (R),  Dianne Hart-Lowman (D),  Christine Hunschofsky (D),  Evan Jenne (D),  Daisy Morales (D),  Felicia Robinson (D),  Michelle Salzman (R),  Emily Slosberg-King (D),  Allison Tant (D),  Susan L. Valdés (R),  Ardian Zika (R), 

Other Sponsors (2)

Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 184 (Ch. 2021-93) (on 04/27/2021)

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