AN ACT relating to missing children.

Amend KRS 16.175 to expand the criteria for determining when an Amber alert should be initiated to include when a child's disappearance may not have been voluntary and the physical safety of the child may be endangered and when a child is committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice or in the temporary custody of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, a relative, or a nonrelative placement; provide that the Act may be cited as Wynter's law.

Introduced: February 27, 2026

Last action: March 17, 2026

To Committee On Committees (H)

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This bill expands the conditions under which an Amber Alert can be activated in Kentucky. Currently, Amber Alerts have specific triggering criteria; this bill would allow alerts to be issued when a child's disappearance may not have been voluntary and their safety could be at risk, and also when a child in state juvenile justice or child welfare custody goes missing. The bill would be known as Wynter's Law. Who it may affect: children in state custody or foster care placements, families of missing children, and Department of Juvenile Justice and child welfare workers.

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