An act to amend 2002 PA 713, entitled “An act to provide for the broadcast of information concerning a child abduction on radio and television stations; and to prescribe the content of the information broadcast,” by amending the title and sections 1, 2, and 5 (MCL 28.761, 28.762, and 28.765).
House Bills 4517 and 4518 expand the Child Abduction Broadcast Act (Amber Alert) to include missing children, allows the use of social media for broadcasts, and provides liability immunity for accurate broadcasts, contingent on the passage of a related bill.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Families and Veterans
Reported without amendment
Passed in the House 104 to 1 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
Reported without amendment
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported without amendment
Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
