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H0247.........................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
AMBER ALERT - Amends existing law to provide for the civil immunity of radio
and television broadcasting organizations participating in the Amber Alert
System.
02/11 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/12 Rpt prt - to Jud
02/18 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/19 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/21 3rd rdg - PASSED - 66-0-4
AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Barrett, Bauer, Bedke, Bell, Bieter,
Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins,
Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth,
Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Harwood, Henbest,
Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Kulczyk, Langford, Langhorst, Martinez,
McGeachin, McKague, Meyer, Miller, Moyle, Nielsen, Raybould, Ridinger,
Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Robison, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler,
Schaefer(Schaefer), Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24),
Smylie, Snodgrass, Tilman, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Lake, Mitchell, Naccarato, Stevenson
Floor Sponsor - Wills
Title apvd - to Senate
02/24 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
02/27 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/28 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/06 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw,
Calabretta, Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde,
Hill, Ingram, Kennedy, Keough, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley,
McKenzie, McWilliams, Noble(Anderson), Noh, Pearce, Richardson,
Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Bailey
Title apvd - to House
03/07 To enrol
03/10 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/11 Pres signed
03/12 To Governor
03/17 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 91
Effective: 07/01/03
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 247
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE BROADCAST OF EMERGENCY INFORMATION; AMENDING CHAPTER 3, TITLE
3 5, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 5-340, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO-
4 VIDE FOR THE CIVIL IMMUNITY OF RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING ORGANIZA-
5 TIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE AMBER ALERT SYSTEM.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1. That Chapter 3, Title 5, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
8 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
9 ignated as Section 5-340, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
10 5-340. IMMUNITY OF RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING ORGANIZATIONS PAR-
11 TICIPATING IN THE AMBER ALERT SYSTEM. No cause of action shall be maintained
12 for civil damages in any court of this state against any radio or television
13 broadcast organization, or the employees, officers, directors, managers or
14 agents of such radio or television broadcast organization, based on the broad-
15 cast of information supplied by state law enforcement officials pursuant to
16 the voluntary broadcast notification system commonly known as the "Amber
17 Alert," which is used to notify the public of missing or abducted children.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 12970
The purpose of this legislation is to give immunity to
broadcasters when voluntarily using the "Amber Alert" system for
the purpose of finding kidnapped and abducted children.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
Contact
Name: Rep. Debbie Field (18)
Sen. Kent Bailey
Phone: 208/332-1000
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