Existing law authorizes use of the Emergency Alert System to inform the public of local, state, and national emergencies. Existing law requires a law enforcement agency to activate the Emergency Alert System within the appropriate area if that agency determines that a child 17 years of age or younger, or an individual with a proven mental or physical disability, has been abducted and is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death, and there is information available that, if disseminated to the general public, could assist in the safe recovery of that person.
California SB 1047 (20112012) — Emergency services: seniors.
Existing law authorizes use of the Emergency Alert System to inform the public of local, state, and national emergencies. Existing law requires a law enforcement agency to activate the Emergency Alert System within the appropriate area if that agency determines that a child 17 years of age or younger, or an individual with a proven mental or physical disability, has been abducted and is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death, and there is information available that, if disseminated to the general public, could assist in the safe recovery of that person.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB1047 Alquist Concurrence — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 37–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 4–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–1 (pass) · upper
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1047 Alquist Senate Third Reading By AMMIANO — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Alquist — primary (person)
Ammiano — principal coauthor (person)
Correa — author (person)
Dickinson — principal coauthor (person)
Hill — coauthor (person)
Jeffries — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-02-07 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2012-02-08 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 9.
2012-02-16 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2012-03-13 Set for hearing March 27.
2012-03-19 Hearing postponed by committee.
2012-03-21 Set for hearing April 10.
2012-03-29 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-04-10 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 3104.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-16 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-04-27 Set for hearing May 7.
2012-05-07 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2012-05-18 Set for hearing May 24.
2012-05-24 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3589.) (May 24). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-05-25 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 1. Page 3651.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-05-30 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2012-06-07 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2012-06-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-08 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2012-08-16 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 16). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-20 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-08-21 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-08-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6129.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-22 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2012-08-23 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4767.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2012-08-29 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2012-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 651, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/42087e4f-e7d5-4601-b73d-bc05e1befebf. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).