Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers) announced Monday an amendment aimed at strengthening protections for missing children in Indiana.

According to a report by WTHR, Huston said language will be added to House Bill 1303 that would give state lawmakers more flexibility when issuing Amber Alerts. The bill is currently being considered in the Indiana Senate.

The proposed amendment comes in response to the death of 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee, who was reported missing from Fishers on Jan. 5. Authorities later determined she had been taken to Ohio, where she was killed.

Huston said the goal of the amendment is to close gaps in the current Amber Alert process and ensure law enforcement has additional tools available when a child is believed to be in danger.

Details of the amendment were announced Monday, Feb. 9, though specific language had not yet been publicly released at the time of the WTHR report.

House Bill 1303 was already advancing through the legislative process before the amendment was proposed. With the new language added, the bill is expected to continue moving through the Indiana Senate for consideration.