The House and Senate both gave unanimous approval to bills requiring police training for "elopement" -- when someone with autism or dementia wanders way -- two pieces of a multipronged package of bills working steadily through the legislature.

Shari Bailey is familiar with the chuckles when she talks about elopement -- but it refers to people with autism or dementia who run or wander off, often with tragic results. For Bailey, whose daughter is autistic, more protections are needed.