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2016 House Bill 5442: Authorize "Amber Alert" type system for “active shooter”
Public Act 235 of 2016
Introduced by Rep. Brandt Iden R-Oshtemo Township on March 9, 2016
To require the State Police to establish procedures for rapidly disseminating useful information to radio and television stations regarding an “active shooter.” The term is not defined in the bill. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Communications and Technology Committee on March 9, 2016
Reported in the House on April 19, 2016
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
To require the State Police to establish procedures for rapidly disseminating useful information to radio and television stations, and text messages to cell phones, regarding a "clear, present, persistent, ongoing, and random threat to public safety." Making a false report to this system would be a crime punishable by up to four years in prison.
Received in the Senate on May 11, 2016
Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 11, 2016
Reported in the Senate on May 26, 2016
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered in the Senate on June 8, 2016
To move some of the proposed sentencing guidelines for false reports to Senate Bill 976, which makes the legislative package "bi-cameral" (both House and Senate).
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 8, 2016
Received in the House on June 9, 2016
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on June 23, 2016