Bill Text: MI SB0892 | 2025-2026 | 103rd Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Law enforcement: reports; Michigan Amber alert act; modify. Amends title & sec. 3 of 2002 PA 712 (MCL 28.753).

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)

Status: (Engrossed) 2026-06-10 - Referred To Committee On Government Operations [SB0892 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2025-SB0892-Engrossed.html

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substitute for

Senate BILL NO. 892

A bill to amend 2002 PA 712, entitled

"Michigan Amber alert act,"

by amending the title and section 3 (MCL 28.753), the title as amended by 2013 PA 91.

the peoplE of the state of michigan enact:

TITLE

An act to prescribe the Amber alert of Michigan as the official response to reports of child abductions or certain missing children; to prohibit certain conduct; to create the Michigan Amber alert fund; to provide for the distribution of the money from the Michigan Amber alert fund; to provide for appropriations; and to prescribe penalties.

Sec. 3. (1) The Michigan Amber alert plan shall must be activated only in accordance with the policies established by the department of state police. Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this sentence, the policies established by the department under this section must require the activation of the Michigan Amber alert plan for a report of either of the following:

(a) A missing child with special needs who the department believes is in imminent danger, as defined by the department, after a law enforcement agency conducts a preliminary investigation under section 8(2) of 1968 PA 319, MCL 28.258.

(b) A missing child who the department believes is in imminent danger, as defined by the department, after a law enforcement agency conducts a preliminary investigation under section 8(2) of 1968 PA 319, MCL 28.258.

(2) As used in this section, "child with special needs" means an individual who has been evaluated under the individuals with disabilities education act, 20 USC 1400 to 1482, or the administrative rules for special education, R 340.1701 to 340.1862 of the Michigan Administrative Code, and determined to have a qualifying impairment by an individualized education program team or judge, an individualized family service plan team or judge, or a health care professional; who needs services; who is not more than 26 years of age; and who has not yet graduated high school.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act may be known as the "Rowan act".