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CS/SB 834: Emergency Alerts

GENERAL BILL by Infrastructure and Security ; Simmons

Emergency Alerts; Authorizing a local law enforcement agency to activate the emergency alert system and issue a Lockdown Alert to public and private schools and child care facilities under certain circumstances; requiring local law enforcement agencies to create and maintain a list of all public schools, private schools, and child care facilities within their jurisdictions which must be included in the Lockdown Alert; providing immunity from civil liability to certain persons for damages for complying in good faith with specified provisions, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Infrastructure and Security (IS)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/7/2019 Senate • Filed
    11/21/2019 Senate • Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 63
    1/6/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 01/13/20, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    1/13/2020 Senate • CS by Infrastructure and Security; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 155
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 63
    1/15/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/16/2020 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
    1/22/2020 Senate • CS by Infrastructure and Security read 1st time -SJ 187
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

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  • CS/SB 834, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/15/2020 at 2:07 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    784.072 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 834, Original Filed Version Posted 11/7/2019 at 2:41 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Infrastructure and Security (Pre-Meeting) 1/9/2020 (pdf)
    Infrastructure and Security (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2020 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    471926 - Amendment
    Delete lines 89 - 119 and insert:     		Infrastructure and Security
    (Simmons)     		1/10/2020
    4:29 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/15/2020     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/13/2020 3:30 PM Infrastructure and Security 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    784.072 Page 1 (pdf)

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