Emergency services: individuals with developmental disabilities and cognitive impairments.
Existing law authorizes a law enforcement agency, if a person is reported missing to the law enforcement agency, and that agency determines that certain requirements are met, including, among others, that the missing person is 65 years of age or older, to request the California Highway Patrol to activate a Silver Alert, the notification system designed to issue and coordinate these alerts. Existing law requires the California Highway Patrol to activate a Silver Alert if it concurs with the law enforcement agency that those requirements are met, and to take certain actions, upon activation of a Silver Alert, to assist the agency investigating the disappearance. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2016.
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20132014
SB 1127
California SB 1127 (20132014)
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Emergency services: individuals with developmental disabilities and cognitive impairments.
California SB 1127 (20132014) — Emergency services: individuals with developmental disabilities and cognitive impairments.
Existing law authorizes a law enforcement agency, if a person is reported missing to the law enforcement agency, and that agency determines that certain requirements are met, including, among others, that the missing person is 65 years of age or older, to request the California Highway Patrol to activate a Silver Alert, the notification system designed to issue and coordinate these alerts. Existing law requires the California Highway Patrol to activate a Silver Alert if it concurs with the law enforcement agency that those requirements are met, and to take certain actions, upon activation of a Silver Alert, to assist the agency investigating the disappearance. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2016.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 1127 Torres Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 6–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Aging and Longterm Care. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent #13 — 35–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB1127 Torres Concurrence — 36–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 4–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Torres — primary (person)
Pavley — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-19 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2014-02-20 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2014-02-27 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2014-04-07 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-04-10 Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. referral-committee
2014-04-11 Set for hearing April 22.
2014-04-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3213.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-04-25 Set for hearing May 5.
2014-05-05 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2014-05-06 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-07 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2014-05-08 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3417.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-08 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2014-05-19 Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and AGING & L.T.C. referral-committee
2014-06-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on AGING & L.T.C. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on AGING & L.T.C. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-06-15 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on AGING & L.T.C. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-06-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-08-07 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 6). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-08-11 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-14 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6048.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-14 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2014-08-18 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4547.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-08-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2014-09-18 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-18 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 440, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c9b56bd5-4a7b-4dde-a833-49c9357f72b2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).