BILL · 2005–06 SESSION
HB 1943: Missing persons
Requiring that additional steps be taken when a person is reported missing.
Summary
- Provides that, when a person reported missing has not been found and criminal activity is suspected to be the basis of the victim being missing, the sheriff, chief of police, county coroner, or county medical examiner, or other law enforcement authority initiating and conducting the investigation for the missing person shall, within forty-eight hours of suspecting the criminal activity immediately file a report,…
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2005
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Al O'Brien (D-1)
- Introduced
- February 11, 2005 in the House
- Last action
- January 9, 2006
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to missing persons;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Al O'Brien (D-1)
3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Criminal Justice & Corrections.
HB 1943 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1943 (2025–26) Blood donation/school instr.
- HB 1943 (2023–24) National guard ed. grants
- HB 1943 (2021–22) Basic ed./caseload forecast
- HB 1943 (2019–20) Educational staff associates
- HB 1943 (2017–18) Child welfare court proceed.
- HB 1943 (2015–16) Electronic monitoring
- HB 1943 (2013–14) Clinical review criteria
- HB 1943 (2011–12) Manufacturing R&D activities