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

Key actions

Committee

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