04/03/2012 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE

SENATE BILL NO. 179                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to missing vulnerable adult prompt                                                                        
     response and notification plans."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
9:29:09 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
KATYA  WASSILLIE,  INTERN,  SENATOR BETTY  DAVIS,  explained                                                                    
that  SB  179  would  create an  alert  system  for  missing                                                                    
vulnerable  adults called  the  "silver  alert" system  that                                                                    
would be  similar to the  amber alert system.  She furthered                                                                    
that  the Department  of Military  and Veterans  Affairs and                                                                    
Department of Public  Safety would work together  to raise a                                                                    
response   to  missing   adults  by   utilizing  radio   and                                                                    
television stations throughout the state.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman discussed the fiscal notes in the packet.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Hoffman  MOVED to  report SB  179 out  of committee                                                                    
with individual recommendations  and the accompanying fiscal                                                                    
notes. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SB  179 was  REPORTED  out  of committee  with  a "do  pass"                                                                    
recommendation  and with  previously  published zero  fiscal                                                                    
notes: FN1 (DPS), FN2 (DMVA).