HCSHB2699--MISSINGPERSONS
SPONSOR: Schnelting
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonPublicSafetybyavoteof10to0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
2699.
Thisbillrequireslawenforcementtoimmediatelyenterareportof
acomplaintofamissingpersonintotheNationalMissingand
UnidentifiedPersonsSystem(NamUs). Thebillalsorequiresthe
lawenforcementagencyreceivingthecomplaintofamissingperson
toattempttolocatecurrentphotosofthemissingpersonandto
scanthephotosandenterthemintoMULES,NCIC,andNamUSassoon
aspracticableafterreceivingthecomplaint.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythat600,000missingpersoncasesare
openedintheUSeveryyear.Currently,lawenforcementofficers
arerequiredtosubmitmissingpersons’casestocertainsystems
butnowtheywillhavetoreporttoNamUs(foundedinearly2000s
byDOJ)inaddition. Theywillalsohavetosecureaphotoofthe
missingpersonwithin10days.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Schnelting;Lady
StayseaReneeWilliams;PaulaHill;andThedaRoxannePerson,
LookingForAnAngel,Inc..
OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillsubmittedtheirtestimonyin
writing,whichcanbefoundonline.
TestifyingagainstthebillwasArnieC.AcDienoff.
OTHERS:OtherstestifyingonthebillsaytheHighwayPatrol
servesastherepositoryformissingpersons. Itisdifficultwhen
youjusthavenamesbutbeingabletoputafacetothenamesis
veryhelpfulwhentryingtolocateamissingperson.Sincethere
arecellphonesandsocialmedia,itmakesiteasiertolocate
photos,anditshouldnotbeaproblemfortheHighwayPatrolto
addphotostothemissingperson’sclearinghouses.
TestifyingonthebillwasLt.CollinM.Stosberg,MissouriState
HighwayPatrol. Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.