| Type of Measure |
|---|
| Inactive Bill - Chaptered |
| Majority Vote Required |
| Non-Appropriation |
| Fiscal Committee |
| Non-State-Mandated Local Program |
| Non-Urgency |
| Non-Tax levy |
| Last 5 History Actions | |
|---|---|
| Date | Action |
| 10/08/23 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 627, Statutes of 2023. |
| 10/08/23 | Approved by the Governor. |
| 09/21/23 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. |
| 09/14/23 | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2848.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| 09/13/23 | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
| Governor's Message |
|---|
| To the Members of the California State Senate: I am signing Senate Bill 673. This bill establishes the Ebony Alert system to aid in the location of missing Black youth, including young women and girls, who are reported missing under unexplained or suspicious circumstances. I thank the Legislature for highlighting this important issue, addressing well- documented disproportionality in the number of children of color who go missing every year. While I am signing this bill, my Administration has broader concerns that were clearly expressed to the author throughout the process. The criteria in this bill are expansive and do not align with the criteria in existing alerts such as the Amber Alert, Endangered Missing Advisory, Feather Alert and Silver Alert. Our emergency alert system is dependent on people not being fatigued by it and thus ignoring it. Our challenge is to achieve balance between the imperative to notify the public quickly in cases of missing persons or dangerous situations, but to not desensitize that same public by sending too many notifications. To work towards this balance, I have directed the California Highway Patrol and the Office of Emergency Services to propose reforms through the budget to ensure consistency for all of California's alert programs. I look forward to working with the Legislature to accomplish this work. Sincerely Gavin Newsom |