SB 184 Florida Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Purple Alert

Summary
Purple Alert; Requiring the Department of Law Enforcement, in cooperation with the Department of Transportation, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, the Department of the Lottery, and local law enforcement agencies, to establish and implement the Purple Alert; requiring the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction to notify media and alert subscribers if a Purple Alert is determined to be necessary and appropriate; providing that the Department of Law Enforcement, as the Purple Alert coordinator, and certain agencies, employees, individuals, and entities are immune from civil liability for damages when performing certain actions in good faith, etc. APPROPRIATION: $199,901
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 2, 2021 Signed Jun 16, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2021 · House Apr 27, 2021

How they voted

360
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 21, 2021
D Democratic15
15 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican21
21 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Jun 16, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 1
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/15/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/16/21, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/02/21, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Dec 15, 2020
Committee
Referred to Transportation; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Lori Berman
Lori Berman
DDemocratic
FL
26