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CS/SB 962: Warrants

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Gardiner

Warrants; Specifying when an arrest warrant may be issued; authorizing a judge to electronically sign an arrest warrant if certain conditions are met; providing that an arrest warrant is signed by a judge at the time the judge affixes his or her signature or electronic signature to the warrant; defining the term “electronic signature”; authorizing a judge to electronically sign a search warrant if certain conditions are met, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 4/24/2013 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 953 (Ch. 2013-247) -SJ 544
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/18/2013 Senate • Filed
    2/21/2013 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice -SJ 69
    3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 69
    4/3/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/08/13, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/8/2013 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 397
    4/10/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 401
    4/11/2013 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 397
    • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/15/13, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    4/15/2013 Senate • Favorable by- Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 476
    4/16/2013 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 476
    4/18/2013 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/13
    4/24/2013 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 544
    • Substituted CS/HB 953 -SJ 544
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 953 (Ch. 2013-247) -SJ 544

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  • CS/SB 962, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/10/2013 at 12:26 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 4/11/2013 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 953 (er) Warrants Nunez Identical Last Action: 7/1/2013 Chapter No. 2013-247
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    428334 - Amendment
    Between lines 73 and 74 insert:
    Criminal Justice
    (Altman)
    4/15/2013
    9:31 AM
    Withdrawn
    4/15/2013
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    384824 - Amendment
    Between lines 73 and 74 insert:
    Brandes 4/20/2013
    2:48 PM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    4/23/2013
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/15/2013 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    901.02 When warrant of arrest to be issued. Page 1 (pdf)
    933.07 Issuance of search warrants. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 962, Original Filed Version Posted 2/18/2013 at 10:17 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 4/5/2013 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 953 (c1) Warrants Nunez Similar Last Action: 7/1/2013 Chapter No. 2013-247
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    892426 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Gardiner)
    4/5/2013
    3:27 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/9/2013
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/8/2013 4:00 PM Judiciary 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    901.02 When warrant of arrest to be issued. Page 1 (pdf)
    933.07 Issuance of search warrants. Page 2 (pdf)

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