SB180 Alabama 2012 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Public Safety Department, Blue Alert System, established, director to oversee, duties to department, director, and law enforcement agencies, notification when suspect wanted for injuring law enforcement officer or if officer is missing
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would create the Blue Alert
system, which is a system for notifying certain
participants in the system when a suspect of a
crime involving the death or serious injury of a
peace officer has not been apprehended and law
enforcement personnel have determined that the
suspect may be a serious threat to the public or
when a peace officer becomes missing while in the
line of duty under circumstances warranting concern
for the safety of the peace officer</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would give the Director of the
Department of Public Safety the authority to
oversee the alert system and adopt rules to
implement the alert system</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would allow the Department of
Public Safety to recruit certain media and certain
entities and persons to assist in implementing this
act and to give the department the authority to
enter into agreements with participants in the
alert system to provide necessary support for the
alert system</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require a law enforcement
agency participating in the alert system to
cooperate with the department and assist in
developing and implementing the alert system, would
require the law enforcement agency to establish a
plan for providing information to its officers,
investigators, or employees once the alert system
has been activated, and would require the law
enforcement agency to utilize a rapid response
telephone system that alerts residents in a
targeted area</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would limit the liability of an
entity or individual involved in the dissemination
of an alert generated through the alert system</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To create the Blue Alert system; to give the
Director of the Department of Public Safety the authority to
oversee the alert system and adopt rules to implement the
alert system; to give the department certain authority; to
require a law enforcement agency participating in the alert
system to meet certain conditions; and to limit the liability
of an entity or individual involved in the dissemination of an
alert generated through the alert system.
</p>
Subjects
Public Safety Department
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2012 | Forwarded to Executive Department | |
| April 3, 2012 | Assigned Act No. 2012-178. | |
| April 3, 2012 | Signature Requested | |
| April 3, 2012 | Enrolled | |
| March 22, 2012 | Passed Second House | |
| March 22, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 542 | |
| March 22, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| March 1, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| February 16, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security | |
| February 16, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 85 | |
| February 16, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| February 14, 2012 | Reported from Governmental Affairs as Favorable | |
| February 7, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB180 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB180 Alabama 2012 Session - Enrolled |