File Code: Public Safety
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 317  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Kramer, Astle, Madaleno, Robey, Rosapepe, Frosh, Gladden, Brochin,
Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Silver Alert Program - Establishment
 
Requiring the Department of State Police to establish a Silver Alert
Program to disseminate information to assist in locating specified
missing persons who suffer specified impairments; requiring the
Department to adopt guidelines and develop procedures for issuing a
Silver Alert for a specified missing person; requiring the Department
to provide training to local law enforcement agencies on the
guidelines and procedures to be used to handle a report of a specified
missing person; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 1/28
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 1/30
 - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/23
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/25
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/27
 - Third Reading Passed (46-0)
 - 4/6
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 3/24
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 3/30
 - Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/9
 - Favorable Report by Judiciary
 - 4/3
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/4
 - Third Reading Passed (135-0)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/19
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 503
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
 - Senator John C. Astle, District 30
 - Senator James Brochin, District 42
 - Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
 - Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
 - Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
 - Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
 - Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
 - Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
 - Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
 - Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
 - Senator James N. Robey, District 13
 - Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
 - Senator Bryan W. Simonaire, District 31
 - Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental
 - Education, Department of
 - Education, State Board of
 - Elderly Persons
 - Emergencies
 - Highways
 - Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
 - Notices
 - Public Information
 - Public Schools
 - Radio
 - Safety -see also- Occupational Safety
 - Signs and Billboards
 - State Police, Department of
 - Students
 - Television -see also- Cable Television
 - Volunteers -see also- Maryland Service Corps
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   Public Safety
 - (
 3-604 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Senate
- Number: 438675/01     Offered on: March 25, 2009      at:
1:23 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 27, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (46-0)
 
House 
- April 4, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (135-0)