Creates the Phoenix Alert System to help identify and locate abducted or missing African American women and girls and establishes an office to prevent and end the targeting of African American women and girls

Summary

The bill establishes a statewide "Phoenix Alert" program that would quickly notify law‑enforcement agencies and media when an African American woman or girl is believed to have been kidnapped, trafficked, or is otherwise missing. It also creates an Office of Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls within the Department of Public Safety to collect data, advise on policy, and award grants to community groups. The measure failed to pass after a “Do Pass” vote in the House Fiscal Review.

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