Virginia Missing Child with Autism Alert Program; established.
Summary
Establishment of the Virginia Missing Childwith Autism Alert Program. Creates a program for local, regional,or statewide notification of a missing child with autism. The billdefines a missing child with autism as a child (i) whose whereaboutsare unknown; (ii) who has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder; (iii) who is 17 years of age or younger or is currently enrolledin a secondary school in the Commonwealth, regardless of age; and (iv) whose disappearance poses a credible threat as determined bylaw enforcement to the safety and health of the child and under suchother circumstances as deemed appropriate by the Virginia State Police.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 5, 2019
Signed Mar 2, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 19 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
lower
Dec 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Dec 5, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100531D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jason S. Miyares
RRepublican
Co
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
Co
Glenn R. Davis
RRepublican
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