Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, 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. Existing law also authorizes the issuance and coordination of a Blue Alert following an attack upon a law enforcement officer or a Silver Alert relating to a person who is 65 years of age or older who is reported missing.
California AB 1314 (20212022) — Emergency notification: Feather Alert: endangered indigenous people.
Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, 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. Existing law also authorizes the issuance and coordination of a Blue Alert following an attack upon a law enforcement officer or a Silver Alert relating to a person who is 65 years of age or older who is reported missing.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1314 V. A. Consent Calendar Second Day — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading AB1314 Ramos et al. By Rubio — 40–0 (pass) · upper
With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. — 6–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1314 Ramos Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Ramos — primary (person)
Arambula — coauthor (person)
Calderon — coauthor (person)
Carrillo — coauthor (person)
Cervantes — coauthor (person)
Cristina Garcia — author (person)
Eduardo Garcia — coauthor (person)
Gipson — coauthor (person)
Gonzalez — coauthor (person)
Jones-Sawyer — coauthor (person)
Limón — coauthor (person)
Luz Rivas — coauthor (person)
Mathis — author (person)
Medina — coauthor (person)
Ochoa Bogh — coauthor (person)
Salas — coauthor (person)
Skinner — coauthor (person)
Ting — coauthor (person)
Wiener — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2021-02-19 Introduced. To print. introduction
2021-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2021-02-22 Read first time. reading-1
2021-03-04 Referred to Com. on M. & V.A. referral-committee
2021-04-29 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 28). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-05-03 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2021-05-06 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1339.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-05-06 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2021-05-19 Referred to Com. on M. & V.A. referral-committee
2022-06-20 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-06-20 Withdrawn from committee.
2022-06-20 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2022-06-22 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2022-06-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-07-27 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2022-08-01 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-08-08 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2022-08-09 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-15 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5126.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-25 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2022-08-25 Re-referred to Com. on E.M. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2022-08-29 From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 29). committee-passage
2022-08-30 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-09-07 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2022-09-23 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-23 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 476, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/69a54079-41f2-4d54-9b10-90677a38e617. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).