California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 38 — Emergency services: seniors.

Last action — From Assembly without further action.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes use of the federally designated Emergency Alert System to inform the public of local, state, and national emergencies. This bill would require, on or before January 1, 2011, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, in consultation with the Department of Justice, the California Emergency Management Agency, the California State Emergency Communications Committee, the California Broadcasters Association, the California Peace Officers' Association, the California Police Chiefs Association, and the California State Sheriffs' Association, to develop policies and procedures providing instruction to law enforcement agencies, other intermediate emergency agencies, participating radio and television broadcasters, and other media outlets on the implementation of a missing senior person alert. The bill would require the Department of the California Highway Patrol to incorporate appropriate alert measures in developing these policies and procedures. The bill would also require a law enforcement agency, if that agency receives a report of a missing senior person, and if the agency determines that the senior person has an impaired mental condition and that there is information available that, if disseminated locally to the general public, could assist in the safe recovery of the senior person, to immediately implement, absent extenuating investigative needs, the policies and procedures developed by the Department of the California Highway Patrol for the implementation of a missing senior person alert to the maximum extent feasible. The bill would require the law enforcement agency, if the department has not yet developed those policies and procedures, to immediately undertake specified or other appropriate alert measures to locally disseminate the information that could assist in the safe recovery of the missing senior person. By imposing additional duties on local law enforcement agencies, the bill would create a state-mandated local program. The bill would authorize a law enforcement agency, if the agency determines that the senior person may be in a vehicle or has been missing for over 24 hours, to request that the Department of the California Highway Patrol activate the Emergency Alert System within the appropriate local or regional area to disseminate the information that could assist in the safe recovery of the senior person. The bill would also authorize the department to activate the Emergency Alert System if it determines that activation is appropriate based on the available information about the missing senior person. The bill would require the law enforcement agency that initiates the missing senior person alert to inform the general public within the appropriate local or regional area of the termination of the missing senior person alert upon the location of the missing senior person. By imposing an additional duty on local law enforcement agencies, the bill would create a state-mandated local program. The bill would provide that the above provisions become operative upon the state's receipt of federal funding for the purpose of implementing a missing senior person alert system, as certified to by the Department of the Highway Patrol. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Assembly without further action.

  2. From committee without further action.

  3. Set, second hearing. Held in committee and under submission.

  4. Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  5. (Heard in committee on June 23.)

  6. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  7. To Com. on PUB. S.

  8. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  9. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 9. Page 1100.) To Assembly.

  10. Read second time. Amended. To third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 3. Page 1067.)

  12. (Suspense - for vote only.)

  13. Set for hearing May 28.

  14. Placed on APPR suspense file.

  15. Set for hearing May 11.

  16. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  17. Set for hearing May 4.

  18. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 587.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Set for hearing April 21.

  20. To Com. on PUB. S.

  21. Read first time.

  22. From print. May be acted upon on or after January 24.

  23. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alquist · Primary
  • John A. Perez · Cosponsor
  • Correa · Cosponsor
  • Oropeza · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Alquist

Co-sponsors (3)

  • John A. Perez
  • Correa
  • Oropeza

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Senate 3rd Reading SB38 Alquist

Passed 25 Yea · 9 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 23905
Democratic 2000
Republican 0001
Total 25906
% of votes cast 63%23%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Negrete — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Not Voting
Ashburn — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 8 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8302
Total 8302
% of votes cast 62%23%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Runner — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Oropeza — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea

Official roll call →

Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Leno — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea

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Subjects

public-safety
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 38 do?
Existing law authorizes use of the federally designated Emergency Alert System to inform the public of local, state, and national emergencies. This bill would require, on or before January 1, 2011, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, in consultation with the Department of Justice, the California Emergency Management Agency, the California State Emergency Communications Committee, the California Broadcasters Association, the California Peace Officers' Association, the California Police Chiefs Association, and the California State Sheriffs' Association, to develop policies and procedures providing instruction to law enforcement agencies, other intermediate emergency agencies, participating radio and television broadcasters, and other media outlets on the implementation of a missing senior person alert. The bill would require the Department of the California Highway Patrol to incorporate appropriate alert measures in developing these policies and procedures. The bill would also require a law enforcement agency, if that agency receives a report of a missing senior person, and if the agency determines that the senior person has an impaired mental condition and that there is information available that, if disseminated locally to the general public, could assist in the safe recovery of the senior person, to immediately implement, absent extenuating investigative needs, the policies and procedures developed by the Department of the California Highway Patrol for the implementation of a missing senior person alert to the maximum extent feasible. The bill would require the law enforcement agency, if the department has not yet developed those policies and procedures, to immediately undertake specified or other appropriate alert measures to locally disseminate the information that could assist in the safe recovery of the missing senior person. By imposing additional duties on local law enforcement agencies, the bill would create a state-mandated local program. The bill would authorize a law enforcement agency, if the agency determines that the senior person may be in a vehicle or has been missing for over 24 hours, to request that the Department of the California Highway Patrol activate the Emergency Alert System within the appropriate local or regional area to disseminate the information that could assist in the safe recovery of the senior person. The bill would also authorize the department to activate the Emergency Alert System if it determines that activation is appropriate based on the available information about the missing senior person. The bill would require the law enforcement agency that initiates the missing senior person alert to inform the general public within the appropriate local or regional area of the termination of the missing senior person alert upon the location of the missing senior person. By imposing an additional duty on local law enforcement agencies, the bill would create a state-mandated local program. The bill would provide that the above provisions become operative upon the state's receipt of federal funding for the purpose of implementing a missing senior person alert system, as certified to by the Department of the Highway Patrol. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
Who sponsors SB 38?
SB 38 is sponsored by Alquist, John A. Perez, Correa, and Oropeza.
What is the current status of SB 38?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 38?
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