SB 1652: Creates the Phoenix Alert System to help identify and locate abducted or missing African American women and girls and establishes an office to prevent and end the targeting of African American women and girls - Missouri

7082S.04P - Perfected → 3/30/2026 - SS for SCS S offered & adopted (Mosley)--(7082S.04F) 3/30/2026 - Adopted · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was adopted in its Senate Substitute form, incorporating significant substantive changes to address the safety of African American women and girls. The most critical addition is a new duty for the new office to analyze and recommend actions regarding the intersection of missing persons cases with labor and sex trafficking, as well as domestic violence. Additionally, the definition of 'missing African American women and girls' was expanded to include victims of trafficking offenses.

Scope change

The bill's scope was broadened to explicitly include trafficking victims and to mandate an analysis of the intersection between missing persons cases and trafficking/domestic violence.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new duty for the new office to analyze and assess the intersection between missing/murdered African American women and girls cases and labor trafficking, sex trafficking, and domestic violence.

Added a new duty for the office to develop recommendations for legislative, agency, and community actions to address the identified intersections with trafficking and domestic violence.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded the definition of 'abducted or missing African American women and girls' to include those reasonably believed to be victims of trafficking offenses (sections 566.206, 566.209, 566.210, or 566.211).

DEFINITION

Updated references to the 'task force on missing and murdered African American women and girls' to simply 'task force on missing and murdered African American women' in several sections.

TECHNICAL

Corrected a typo in Section 6 changing 'an Phoenix' to 'a Phoenix'.

7082S.03C - Senate Committee Substitute → 7082S.04P - Perfected · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was refined from a 'Senate Committee Substitute' to a 'Perfected' version, primarily updating the name of the alert system from 'Ebony' to 'Phoenix' to align with the branding of the new office. The substantive policy scope remains focused on creating a statewide alert system and a dedicated office within the Department of Public Safety to address the disproportionate impact of missing and murdered African American women and girls.

Scope change

The bill's scope is effectively unchanged in terms of its core mission, but the specific name of the program and office was modified to 'Phoenix Alert System' and the 'Office of Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls'.

DEFINITION

The name of the statewide alert program was changed from 'Ebony Alert System' to 'Phoenix Alert System' throughout the text.

The specific name of the new office within the Department of Public Safety was updated to 'Office of Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls'.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and line break adjustments were made to standardize the layout and page numbering.

7082H.05C - House Committee Substitute → 7082S.03C - Senate Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to rename the 'Phoenix Alert System' to the 'Ebony Alert System' to better reflect its specific focus on missing and murdered African American women and girls. Additionally, the Senate version added a detailed list of duties for the new office, including advocacy, research, and data collection on cases involving this demographic.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed and clarified by changing the program name to 'Ebony Alert System' and explicitly stating the office's purpose is to address the targeting of African American women and girls.

DEFINITION

The statewide program name was changed from 'Phoenix Alert System' to 'Ebony Alert System' throughout the text.

REQUIREMENT

A new section was added detailing specific duties for the new office, including advocating for legislation, developing recommendations to address criminal justice injustices, and collecting specific data on missing persons and Amber alerts involving African American women and girls.

SCOPE

The text was updated to explicitly mention 'missing and murdered African American women and girls' in the act's purpose and the office's mission.

7082S.01I - Introduced → 7082H.05C - House Committee Substitute · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was significantly expanded from creating a single office to establishing both a new statewide alert system and the office. The new alert system, called the Phoenix Alert System, mandates rapid notification to law enforcement and media for missing or murdered African American women and girls, while the office duties were broadened to include case reviews, data analysis, and legislative advocacy.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from amending Chapter 595 only to amending both Chapters 210 and 595, adding a new statewide program alongside the office.

SCOPE

Added a new statewide program called the Phoenix Alert System to Chapter 210 for identifying and locating abducted or missing African American women and girls.

REQUIREMENT

Mandated that all regions be notified within one hour of a report of a missing or murdered African American woman or girl, with immediate dissemination to law enforcement and media.

Expanded the office's duties to include conducting case reviews for cold cases and suspicious deaths, analyzing intersections with trafficking and domestic violence, and preparing draft legislation for data access.

ENFORCEMENT

Created a penalty provision making it a class A misdemeanor to knowingly make a false report that triggers the new alert system.

TIMELINE

Set a specific deadline requiring the director to hire a qualified executive director no later than December 31, 2026.

DEFINITION

Added a specific definition for 'abducted or missing African American women and girls' tied to specific kidnapping and trafficking offenses.

Creates the Phoenix Alert System to help identify and locate abducted or missing African American women and girls and establishes an office to prevent and end the targeting of African American women and girls

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