Existing law requires all local police and sheriffs' departments to accept reports of missing persons without delay and to use a specified form in order to obtain the release of dental or skeletal X-ray records, as provided. If the missing person is under 21 years of age, or the person is determined to be at risk, existing law requires the police department or sheriff's department to broadcast a "Be On the Lookout" bulletin and to transmit the report to the Department of Justice, as provided.
California SB 388 (20192020) — Missing persons: reports: local agencies.
Existing law requires all local police and sheriffs' departments to accept reports of missing persons without delay and to use a specified form in order to obtain the release of dental or skeletal X-ray records, as provided. If the missing person is under 21 years of age, or the person is determined to be at risk, existing law requires the police department or sheriff's department to broadcast a "Be On the Lookout" bulletin and to transmit the report to the Department of Justice, as provided.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 388 Galgiani Senate Third Reading By Daly — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Galgiani — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-20 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2019-02-21 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
2019-02-28 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2020-01-03 Set for hearing January 14 in PUB. S. pending receipt.
2020-01-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-01-06 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2020-01-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3087.) (January 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-01-15 Set for hearing January 21.
2020-01-21 January 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2020-01-21 Set for hearing January 23.
2020-01-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3141.) (January 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2020-01-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2020-01-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3153.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-01-27 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2020-06-18 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2020-07-27 August 3 hearing postponed by committee.
2020-08-06 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-08-11 August 11 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2020-08-20 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (August 20). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2020-08-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2020-08-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5289.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-08-31 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2020-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2020-09-28 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2020-09-28 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 228, Statutes of 2020.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1a9e6f3b-04e9-4849-8744-01287953cf0e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).