Missouri · Senate Bill 1409 · 2026 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Creates the "Purple Alert System" within the Department of Public Safety

SB 1409 Sponsored by Jamie Burger Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 4, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 27, 2026
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

SB 1409 - This act establishes the "Purple Alert System" within the Department of Public Safety to aid in the identification and location of missing persons with developmental disabilities whose disappearance poses a credible threat of immediate danger or serious bodily harm to themselves. Before July 1, 2027, the Department shall, in cooperation with other state agencies and local law enforcement agencies, develop…

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SB 1409 - This act establishes the "Purple Alert System" within the Department of Public Safety to aid in the identification and location of missing persons with developmental disabilities whose disappearance poses a credible threat of immediate danger or serious bodily harm to themselves. Before July 1, 2027, the Department shall, in cooperation with other state agencies and local law enforcement agencies, develop a training program and alert system that is compatible with existing alert systems in the state, including training for law enforcement officers to understand developmental disabilities and to respond effectively to a reported missing person emergency when the person has a developmental disability. This act is substantially similar to a provision in the truly agreed to and finally passed SS#2/SCS/HCS/HB 1840 (2026).

Every action

5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenatePrefiled
  2. SenateS First Read
  3. CommitteeSecond Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee · Senate Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety
  4. CommitteeHearing Conducted S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee · Senate Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety
  5. CommitteeVoted Do Pass S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee · Senate Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 8, 2026 Senate Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety: To pass the bill out - Regular
Members

Yes · 5

Absent · 2

 5–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Missouri's official records (www.senate.mo.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.