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2004 SESSION

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HB 214 Amber Alert system; use.

Introduced by: Clifford L. Athey, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Amber alert system; issuance of alerts. Clarifies that the initial decision to make a local or regional Amber Alert is at the discretion of the local or regional law-enforcement officials, but the local or regional law-enforcement officials must provide information regarding the abducted child to the State Police prior to issuing the alert. The initial decision to make a statewide Amber Alert is at the discretion of the State Police.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/04 046631220  pdf
• 02/13/04  House: Committee substitute printed 045326220-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/19/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB214ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/12/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0270)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/04 046631220
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
• 02/13/04  House: Reported from M., P. & P. S. with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/04  House: Committee substitute printed 045326220-H1
• 02/14/04  House: Read first time
• 02/16/04  House: Read second time
• 02/16/04  House: Committee substitute agreed to 045326220-H1
• 02/16/04  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB214H1
• 02/17/04  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/19/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/19/04  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/25/04  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/04  Senate: Read third time
• 03/01/04  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/04  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/04  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/04  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/19/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB214ER)
• 03/19/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/20/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/21/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/31/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 270 (effective 7/1/04)
• 04/12/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0270)