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2003 SESSION
SB 1204 Code Adam alerts; Virginia Amber Alert Program.
Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Code Adam alerts; Virginia Amber Alert Program. Requires state buildings open to the public to have a Code Adam program as a preventive tool against child abductions and for locating lost children in certain public buildings. The alerts are used to lock down buildings where a child has been lost or possibly abducted. The bill requires the Board of Education to develop, in cooperation with private entities, a program to provide parents with child identification kits through school distribution. The kits shall include identification information about the subject child, including current photo, fingerprints, DNA samples, and important medical information and shall include instructions for the proper safekeeping of the kit. Such kits shall be held for safekeeping by the parent, not a school, school board, or other public entity.
The bill also directs the Department of State Police to develop a statewide child abduction alert plan (the Virginia Amber Alert Plan) to rapidly publicize information on a child abduction. Pursuant to procedures developed by the Department of State Police, local law enforcement will notify the Department of State Police, who will take action, including activating the emergency alert system. The bill provides that the Virginia State Police shall inform all local law-enforcement agencies operating or participating in the Amber Alert programs when this bill becomes law and shall offer them assistance in conforming their programs to the provisions of the bill. This bill is identical to HB 1832.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 038872253 pdf | impact statement
- 01/30/03 Senate: Committee substitute printed 030660504-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1204ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/20/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0086) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 038872253
- 01/08/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/15/03 Senate: Rereferred from General Laws by voice vote
- 01/15/03 Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 01/29/03 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/03 Senate: Committee substitute printed 030660504-S1
- 01/31/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/03 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/03 Senate: Reconsideration of passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/03 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/03 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/03 Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/03 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/03/03 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 030660504-S1
- 02/03/03 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 030660504-S1
- 02/04/03 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/03 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/03 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/05/03 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/03 House: Read first time
- 02/05/03 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 02/14/03 House: Reported from M., P. & P. S. (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/03 House: Read second time
- 02/18/03 House: Read third time
- 02/18/03 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/03 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1204ER)
- 03/05/03 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/03 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/03 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/16/03 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 86 (effective 7/1/03)
- 03/20/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0086)