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HB 937 Florida House · 2024 Regular Session

Purple Alert

Summary
Purple Alert; Requires local law enforcement agencies to develop policies for local activation of Purple Alert for certain missing adults; specifies requirements; specifies duties of FDLE's Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse in event of state Purple Alert; specifies conditions under which local law enforcement agency may request clearinghouse to open case.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Dec 19, 2023 Signed Apr 11, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2024 · House Feb 28, 2024

How they voted

31–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 40
Mar 1, 2024
D Democratic11
9 Yea 2
81% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
21 Yea 7
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
42
Key actions
15
Committee
16
Apr 11, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 31 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Referred to Fiscal Policy
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 9 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Joe Casello
Joe Casello
DDemocratic
FL
90
P
TK
Tom Keen
DDemocratic
FL
35
Co
Photo of Christine Hunschofsky
Christine Hunschofsky
DDemocratic
FL
95
Co
Photo of Jim Mooney
Jim Mooney
RRepublican
FL
120
Co
JL
Johanna López
DDemocratic
FL
43
Co
Photo of Keith Truenow
Keith Truenow
RRepublican
FL
13
Co
Photo of Kelly Skidmore
Kelly Skidmore
DDemocratic
FL
92
Co
Photo of Kim Daniels
Kim Daniels
DDemocratic
FL
14
Co
Photo of Rita Harris
Rita Harris
DDemocratic
FL
44
Co
Photo of Robin Bartleman
Robin Bartleman
DDemocratic
FL
103
Co
SV
Susan Valdés
RRepublican
FL
64