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  6. SB180 Alabama 2012 Session

SB180 Alabama 2012 Session

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Signed by Governor

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Cam Ward
  • Tom Whatley
  • Gerald O. Dial
  • Clay Scofield
  • Phillip W. Williams
  • Paul Bussman
  • Dick Brewbaker
  • Greg J. Reed
  • Jimmy Holley
  • Rusty Glover
  • Paul Sanford
  • Ben H. Brooks
  • Gerald H. Allen
  • Mark Slade Blackwell
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

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

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

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

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

This bill would limit the liability of an entity or individual involved in the dissemination of an alert generated through the alert system

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.

Subjects
Public Safety Department

Bill Actions

Action DateChamberAction
April 3, 2012Forwarded to Executive Department
April 3, 2012Assigned Act No. 2012-178.
April 3, 2012Signature Requested
April 3, 2012Enrolled
March 22, 2012Passed Second House
March 22, 2012Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 542
March 22, 2012Third Reading Passed
March 1, 2012Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
February 16, 2012Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
February 16, 2012Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 85
February 16, 2012Third Reading Passed
February 14, 2012Reported from Governmental Affairs as Favorable
February 7, 2012Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs

Bill Text

Download SB180 Alabama 2012 Session PDF

Bill Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2012-03-23
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2012-02-16
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

TypeLink
Bill Text SB180 Alabama 2012 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text SB180 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced
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