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SB 870 Blue Alert Program; established.

Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Blue Alert Program.  Provides for the establishment of a Blue Alert Program to be administered by the Department of State Police when a suspect for a crime involving the death or serious injury of a law-enforcement officer has not been apprehended and is a serious threat to the public or when a law-enforcement officer is missing while in the line of duty under suspicious circumstances.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/11  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100670D  pdf | impact statement
• 03/03/11  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB870ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/26/11  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0669)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/11  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100670D
• 01/10/11  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/12/11  Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 01/19/11  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/11  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/11  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/25/11  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/11  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/07/11  House: Read first time
• 02/07/11  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
• 02/15/11  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #3
• 02/18/11  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/11  House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (20-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/11  House: Read second time
• 02/22/11  House: Read third time
• 02/22/11  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/11  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/11  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/03/11  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB870ER)
• 03/03/11  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/11  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/11  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 669 (effective 7/1/11)
• 03/26/11  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0669)