CS/CS/SB 70 (2020) -  Alert Systems in Public Schools

General Bill by Appropriations and Infrastructure and Security and Book (CO-SPONSORS) Berman; Stewart; Torres
Alert Systems in Public Schools: Citing this act as "Alyssa’s Law"; requiring each public school to implement a mobile panic alert system for specified purposes beginning in a specified school year; authorizing public school districts to implement additional strategies and systems for specified purposes; requiring the Department of Education to issue a competitive solicitation to contract for a mobile panic alert system, subject to appropriation, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 07/01/20 Chapter No. 2020-145 on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 3:33 PM
Date Available for Final Passage: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 9:41 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Infrastructure and Security
    • On agenda for: 01/13/20 3:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    • On agenda for: 02/25/20 9:00 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 02/27/20 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 19   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 23 Subject: Panic Alarms in Public Schools Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

  • Enrolled
  • Engrossed 3
  • Engrossed 2
    • D 886033 , Gottlieb Date Filed: 03/08/20, Line#: 0 House: Adopted 03/09/2020 09:41 PM
    • Senate: Adopted 03/10/2020 05:47 PM
  • Engrossed 1
    • A 530484 , Book Date Filed: 03/05/20, Line#: 36 Senate: Adopted 3/6/2020 10:37:51 AM
  • Committee Substitute 2
    • A 658434 , Book Date Filed: 03/05/20, Line#: 49 Senate: Adopted 3/5/2020 10:39:09 AM
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • P 108536 , Appropriations Date Filed: 02/25/20, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/28/2020 10:01 AM
    • D 889996 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, Book Date Filed: 02/17/20, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Withdrawn 02/25/2020 04:39 PM
    • SD 326096 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, Book Date Filed: 02/18/20, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Withdrawn 02/25/2020 04:39 PM
    • D 163156 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, Stargel Date Filed: 02/24/20, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/25/2020 04:39 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 925234 , Infrastructure and Security, Book Date Filed: 01/10/20, Line#: 26 Senate(c): Replaced by Substitute Amendment 01/14/2020 04:29 PM
    • SA 287754 , Infrastructure and Security, Book Date Filed: 01/13/20, Line#: 17 Senate(c): Withdrawn 01/13/2020 10:59 AM
    • SA 977336 , Infrastructure and Security, Book Date Filed: 01/13/20, Line#: 17 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/14/2020 04:29 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/28/2020 2:31:50 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/26/2020 9:41:54 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/26/2020 9:24:30 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 2/25/2020 4:38:32 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 2/17/2020 2:17:28 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Infrastructure and Security 2/11/2020 1:52:20 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Infrastructure and Security 1/9/2020 10:23:01 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/06/2020 10:38 AM   Yeas: 40 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 15] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/09/2020 09:43 PM   Yeas: 119 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 640] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/10/2020 05:47 PM   Yeas: 40 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 20] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2020-145 Time: 07/01/2020 - 3:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/30/2020 - 8:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/16/2020 - 2:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 653 Time: 03/10/2020 - 5:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 653 Time: 03/10/2020 - 5:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: S Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (886033) -SJ 653 Time: 03/10/2020 - 5:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/10/2020 - 9:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: S In returning messages Time: 03/10/2020 - 9:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 119, NAYS 0 Time: 03/09/2020 - 9:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 03/09/2020 - 9:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: H Amendment 886033 adopted Time: 03/09/2020 - 9:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/09/2020 - 9:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: H Amendment 886033 filed Time: 03/08/2020 - 6:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/06/2020 - 9:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2020) Time: 03/06/2020 - 7:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 03/06/2020 - 7:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/06/2020 - 11:50 AM Member: Committee: Version: e2
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 485 Time: 03/06/2020 - 10:39 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (530484) -SJ 485 Time: 03/06/2020 - 10:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 485 Time: 03/06/2020 - 10:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/05/2020 - 10:41 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 424 Time: 03/05/2020 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (658434) -SJ 424 Time: 03/05/2020 - 10:39 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 424 Time: 03/05/2020 - 10:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/20 -SJ 461 Time: 03/03/2020 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 357 Time: 03/02/2020 - 3:48 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/02/2020 - 9:41 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/28/2020 - 2:53 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 357 Time: 02/27/2020 - 5:07 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/27/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/26/2020 - 8:47 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 02/25/2020 - 5:15 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 347 Time: 02/25/2020 - 12:01 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 02/25/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/20/2020 - 4:57 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 02/18/20, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 02/13/2020 - 5:43 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: c1
Event: S CS by Infrastructure and Security read 1st time -SJ 185 Time: 01/22/2020 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Time: 01/16/2020 - 12:42 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/15/2020 - 10:07 AM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 10 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S CS by Infrastructure and Security; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 155 Time: 01/13/2020 - 6:16 PM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Infrastructure and Security, 01/13/20, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/06/2020 - 4:13 PM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: __
Event: S Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 10 Time: 08/16/2019 - 10:11 AM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 08/02/2019 - 9:41 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1006.07 CS/CS/HB 23, CS/SB 1062, CS/HB 1083*, HB 1355, HB 1411, CS/SB 1438, SB 1712, CS/CS/SB 7040, CS/HB 7065

(*) Not the latest version