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CS/CS/HB 1249: Search of the Content, Information, and Communications of Cellular Phones, Portable Electronic Communication Devices, and Microphone-Enabled Household Devices

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Grant, J. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Byrd ; Leek ; White

Search of the Content, Information, and Communications of Cellular Phones, Portable Electronic Communication Devices, and Microphone-Enabled Household Devices; Revises exceptions to prohibition on unlawful access to stored communications; requires that law enforcement obtain warrant to acquire certain location information; provides procedures for such warrants; provides limited exceptions in certain circumstances.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died on Calendar
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/5/2018 House • Filed
1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 109
1/12/2018 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 339
1/22/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/24/18, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
1/24/2018 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 441
1/26/2018 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 438
1/29/2018 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 444
2/9/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/13/18, 12:30 pm, Mashburn Hall
2/13/2018 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 594
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 594
2/26/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/27/18, 1:30 pm, Sumner Hall
2/27/2018 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -HJ 695
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 691
3/9/2018 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 1212
3/10/2018 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died on Calendar