Senate unanimously approves new 'Purple Alert' and updates for missing and endangered persons

Feb 12, 2026

Second Substitute SB 6,070, which creates a Purple Alert for certain missing persons and updates definitions for vulnerable adults and endangered individuals, passed the Senate unanimously after sponsors described committee support and examples of recoveries aided by color alerts.

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The Senate gave final passage to Second Substitute Senate Bill 6,070, legislation to expand Washington’s missing‑person alert system by adding a Purple Alert and refining the definition of vulnerable and endangered individuals.

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