Autism Missing Person Alert System Act; enact
Summary
A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state-wide alert system for missing disabled adults, so as to provide for the "Autism Missing Person Alert System Act"; to provide for certain entities to cooperate in the development of the alert system; to provide for requirements for the alert system; to provide for requirements for the activation of the alert system; to provide for the geographic scope of such alert; to provide for an emphasis on the search of waterways in locating missing individuals with autism spectrum disorder; to provide for a limitation on liability for participants responding to the alert system; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for conforming changes; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025
Last action Mar 6, 2025
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Replaced the committee's introductory statement with a formal header identifying the bill as a committee substitute and listing the sponsoring representatives.
Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2025
How they voted
153–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 159
Mar 4, 2025
D
Democratic67
95% Yea
R
Republican92
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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