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AB 13212025–2026 SessionREPORTEDREPUBLICAN

Department of Justice: online missing person registry.

Introduced Feb 21, 2025Leticia Castillo (R-CA)

Summary

Existing law requires the Attorney General to establish an online, automated computer system designed to effect an immediate law enforcement response to reports of missing persons. Existing law requires the online missing persons registry to accept and generate specified information on a missing person. Existing law also requires the Attorney General to establish a separate and confidential historic database relating to missing children and at-risk adults, for statistical and research purposes, as specified. This bill would require the Attorney General to establish, in consultation with specified groups, agencies, and organizations, an electronic database and support system, as specified, for the public to report and search for missing children, as specified. The bill would require that parents reunified with children be offered free DNA testing to confirm parentage.

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Legislative Journey

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Floor
  4. Passed Chamber 1
  5. Passed Chamber 2
  6. Signed
Feb 21, 2025

Introduced. To print.

House
Feb 22, 2025

From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

House
Feb 24, 2025

Read first time.

House
Mar 10, 2025

Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and P. & C.P.

House
Mar 10, 2025

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

House
Mar 11, 2025

Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

House
Apr 2, 2025

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

House
Apr 16, 2025

In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

House
Jan 31, 2026

Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

House
Feb 2, 2026

From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

House