Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed “Hailey’s Law,” that requires law enforcement officers to issue AMBER Alerts electronically and that an annual evaluation of the state’s child abduction alert program is conducted. The law is named after 10-year-old Hailey Owens, who was kidnapped and murdered in 2014.

Two Missouri lawmakers are again trying to pass “Hailey's Law,” a bill that would require the state's AMBER Alert Oversight Committee to meet at least annually. The law is named for 10-year-old Hailey Owens, who was abducted and murdered in Springfield, Missouri, in 2014. The trial for her alleged killer was scheduled to begin October 30, 2017.

The parents of a 10-year-old girl who was abducted and murdered 3 years ago are asking Missouri legislators to change the state's AMBER Alert system. The parents of Hailey Owens and the parents of the alleged suspect are supporting “Hailey's Law” which would integrate the AMBER Alert System with two other law enforcement computer systems so officers could enter incident information digitally. Both families say more could have been done to save Owens if the AMBER Alert, including the suspect's license plate number, had gone out earlier. The bill has been given the green light by a Missouri House of Representatives committee.

Family, friends, and law enforcement officers held a birthday celebration on August 18, 2016, on what would have been Hailey Owens’ 13th birthday. An AMBER Alert was issued after Owens was abducted and ultimately murdered two-and-a-half years ago. The Missouri State Highway Patrol marked the event by announcing a new software program to make the AMBER Alert more effective and timely.