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Assembly Bill 1863, sponsored by the Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria, the Yurok Tribe and the Pechanga Band of Mission Indians, would require the California Highway Patrol to respond to a Feather Alert activation within 48 hours and, if they deny an application, issue their explanation within the same time period.
After several Feather Alerts were rejected by the California Highway Patrol, legislators have been looking to amend the law.
California Republicans and Democrats are leaving their ideological corners and stepping into an unfamiliar bipartisan middle ground.
In the first year of California's Feather Alert system, authorities denied some requests to issue bulletins on missing people, causing concerns.