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HB 4362

Law enforcement: reports; notification of the public by text message of a missing senior or vulnerable adult; provide for. Amends title & sec. 5 of 2012 PA 176 (MCL 28.715).

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Greg Alexander and 28 co-sponsors

MSP must create a Missing Senior/Vulnerable Adult Medical Alert System to rapidly push alerts via Wireless Emergency Alert to the public when a missing person is reported.

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Bill Summary · HB 4362

Bill Summary — HB 4362 (2025)

Overview

  • Title: Law enforcement: reports; notification of the public by text message of a missing senior or vulnerable adult; provide for. (Amends title & sec. 5 of 2012 PA 176 — Mozelle Senior or Vulnerable Adult Medical Alert Act; MCL 28.715)
  • Sponsor: Rep. Gina Johnsen
  • Introduced/filed: Filed 2025-03-11; introduced 2025-04-22
  • House action: Passed the House (3rd reading 9/3/2025; passed 9/3/2025, Roll Call #189 — Yeas 103, Nays 2) with immediate effect; transmitted and referred to Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety (9/9/2025).
  • Current status: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Purpose / Intent

HB 4362 requires the Michigan State Police (MSP) to establish and operate a “missing senior or vulnerable adult medical alert system plan” to rapidly disseminate information about certain missing seniors or vulnerable adults to wireless devices using the existing federal Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system. The aim is to make notification an official, standardized response to qualifying missing-person reports.

Key Provisions

  • MSP must establish and maintain a Missing Senior or Vulnerable Adult Medical Alert System Plan.
  • The plan must be designed to rapidly disseminate useful, predetermined information to wireless devices via the existing federally operated wireless emergency alert system.
  • A law enforcement agency that completes the report required under section 3 of the Mozelle Act must:
    • Forward that report to other relevant law enforcement agencies, broadcasters, and (optionally) newspapers where the person may be located.
    • Request broadcasters/newspapers to notify the public of a “missing senior or vulnerable adult medical alert” and publish/broadcast descriptions and relevant information.
    • Notify MSP and request that a medical alert be issued under the MSP plan.
  • Activation is permitted only after the required report is completed and only in accordance with MSP policies.

Background / Definitions (from current law)

  • “Missing senior or vulnerable adult” includes:
    • Michigan resident aged 60+ believed incapable of returning home unaided and reported missing by a person familiar with them;
    • A vulnerable adult (18+) reported missing by a person familiar with them;
    • A person missing who suffers from senility or a condition posing immediate danger.
  • “Person familiar” includes guardians, custodians, home health aides, holders of health care power of attorney, or others with relevant knowledge.

Who Is Affected

  • Michigan State Police (responsible for plan development/operation)
  • Local law enforcement agencies (required to forward reports and request alerts)
  • Broadcasters, newspapers, and wireless carriers (as conduits for public alerts)
  • Families/caregivers of missing seniors or vulnerable adults and the general public (recipients of alerts)

Fiscal Impact & Stakeholder Input

  • Fiscal: HFA estimates nominal fiscal impact for MSP (costs likely absorbed by existing appropriations); indeterminate but likely minimal costs to local law enforcement (administrative effort to forward reports).
  • Support: Testimony/support from aging and county social services organizations (e.g., Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan, Friendship Centers of Emmet County, Michigan County Social Services Association).

Procedural Notes

  • Amends section 5 of the 2012 Mozelle Act (MCL 28.715); the bill’s title as passed indicates it also addresses official response, broadcast mechanisms, and civil immunity language within the act’s scope.
  • The plan’s operation and activation are subject to MSP-established policies, providing administrative control over when and how alerts are issued.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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