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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri Creates Purple Alert System for Missing Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Last action · July 13, 2026: Delivered to Secretary of State (G)Sponsors: Sherri Gallick and 10 others
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What This Bill Does
Missouri establishes the statewide Purple Alert System within the Department of Public Safety by July 1, 2027, to aid in locating missing persons with developmental disabilities whose disappearance poses a credible threat of harm.
Law enforcement agencies across Missouri must implement standardized emergency response protocols, crisis intervention training, and media dissemination procedures whenever a person with a qualifying developmental disability is reported missing.
- State legislatures nationwide have increasingly established specialized alert systems, such as Purple Alerts or Silver Alerts, to address missing persons who do not fit the strict criteria of AMBER alerts. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
missing persons with developmental disabilities
Individuals with qualifying developmental disabilities are the subjects of the new emergency alert system designed to aid in their location during disappearances.
law enforcement officers
Law enforcement personnel must complete crisis intervention training and follow mandatory dissemination and communication protocols upon receiving a missing person report.
Department of Public Safety
The department is tasked with administering the program, promulgating rules, and cooperating with other state agencies to establish the alert system before July 1, 2027.
Key Facts
- Establishes the Purple Alert System within the Department of Public Safety as a statewide program to aid in locating missing persons with developmental disabilities.
- Defines developmental disability to include a mental or cognitive disability, intellectual disability, brain injury, or other physical, mental, or emotional disabilities not related to substance abuse or Alzheimer's/dementia.
- Requires the Department of Public Safety, in cooperation with the state highway patrol, department of transportation, department of health and senior services, state lottery, and local law enforcement, to develop a compatible training program and alert system before July 1, 2027.
- Mandates crisis intervention team training for law enforcement officers to understand developmental disabilities, de-escalate interactions, and respond to missing person emergencies.
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- Requires law enforcement agencies upon receiving a report to contact media outlets, inform on-duty officers, and communicate the report to surrounding county law enforcement agencies.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
56 actions- Jul 13, 2026HouseDelivered to Secretary of State (G)
- Jul 13, 2026Governor of MissouriEnrolledApproved by Governor (G)
- May 28, 2026Governor of MissouriDelivered to Governor
- May 28, 2026SenateSigned by President Pro Tem (S)
- May 28, 2026HouseSigned by House Speaker (H)
- May 14, 2026HouseHouse Message (H)
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- May 14, 2026HouseTruly Agreed To and Finally Passed
- May 14, 2026HouseHouse Adopts (H)
- May 14, 2026HouseTaken Up
- May 14, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- May 14, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- May 14, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- May 13, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Fiscal Review(H)
- May 13, 2026HouseReported to the House with... (H)
- May 13, 2026SenateFloorThird Read and Passed (S)
- May 13, 2026HouseTaken Up
- May 13, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Do Pass (S)
- May 13, 2026SenateCommitteeVoted Do Pass (S)
- May 13, 2026SenateExecutive Session Held (S)
- May 12, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred: Fiscal Oversight(S)
- May 12, 2026SenateSS#2 Adopted (S)
- May 12, 2026SenateSS#2 Offered (S)
- May 12, 2026SenateSS Withdrawn (S)
- May 12, 2026HouseTaken Up
- May 7, 2026HousePlaced on Informal Calendar
- May 7, 2026HouseSS Offered
- May 7, 2026SenateTaken Up for Third Reading (S)
- May 7, 2026HousePlaced on Informal Calendar
- Apr 16, 2026SenateCommitteeSCS Reported Do Pass (S)
- Apr 13, 2026SenateCommitteeSCS Voted Do Pass (S)
- Apr 13, 2026SenateExecutive Session Held (S)
- Apr 13, 2026SenatePublic Hearing Held (S)
- Apr 9, 2026SenatePublic Hearing Scheduled (S)
- Apr 8, 2026SenateCommitteeSecond read and referred: Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety(S)
- Mar 30, 2026SenateReported to the Senate and First Read (S)
- Mar 30, 2026HouseEmergency Clause Adopted (H)
- Mar 30, 2026HouseFloorThird Read and Passed (H)
- Mar 30, 2026HouseTaken Up for Third Reading (H)
- Mar 30, 2026HousePlaced on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (H)
- Mar 25, 2026HousePerfected with Amendments (H)
- Mar 25, 2026HouseHCS Adopted (H)
- Mar 25, 2026HouseTitle of Bill - Agreed To
- Mar 25, 2026HouseTaken Up for Perfection (H)
- Mar 23, 2026HousePlaced on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
- Mar 10, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Do Pass (H)
- Mar 10, 2026HouseCommitteeVoted Do Pass (H)
- Mar 10, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Mar 4, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Rules - Administrative(H)
- Feb 24, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Reported Do Pass (H)
- Feb 24, 2026HouseCommitteeHCS Voted Do Pass (H)
- Feb 24, 2026HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
- Feb 17, 2026HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Children and Families(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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New Specialized Emergency Response
Expands the state's emergency response framework to include dedicated protocols and crisis intervention training specifically for missing individuals with developmental disabilities.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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