SB 144: Searches of Cellular Phones and Other Electronic Devices
GENERAL BILL by Brandes ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rodrigues
Searches of Cellular Phones and Other Electronic Devices; Expanding the grounds for issuance of a search warrant to include content held within a cellular phone, portable electronic communication device, or microphone-enabled household device when such content constitutes evidence relevant to proving that a felony has been committed; adopting the constitutional protection against unreasonable interception of private communications by any means for purposes of obtaining a search warrant; prohibiting the use of certain communication content in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding which was obtained without a specified warrant, etc.
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/4/2020 Senate • Filed
12/9/2020 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 48
1/15/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/26/21, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
1/26/2021 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 -SJ 177
• Now in Judiciary
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 47
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/02/21, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
3/4/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/09/21, 11:45 am, 412 Knott Building
3/9/2021 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 239
3/10/2021 Senate • Now in Rules
4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Rules
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SB 144, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/4/2020 at 9:49 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/25/2021 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2021 (pdf)
Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/1/2021 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/10/2021 (pdf)
Committee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 1/26/2021 9:00 AM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 1 Nays 3/9/2021 11:45 AM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (17)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 933.02 Grounds for issuance of search warrant. Page 5 (pdf) 933.04 Affidavits. Page 6 (pdf) 934.01 Legislative findings. Page 7 (pdf) 934.02 Definitions. Page 9 (pdf) 934.03 Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited. Page 11 (pdf) 934.06 Prohibition of use as evidence of intercepted wire or oral communications; exception. Page 17 (pdf) 934.07 Authorization for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications. Page 18 (pdf) 934.09 Procedure for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications. Page 21 (pdf) 934.10 Civil remedies. Page 33 (pdf) 934.21 Unlawful access to stored communications; penalties. Page 34 (pdf) 934.22 Voluntary disclosure of customer communications or records. Page 40 (pdf) 934.23 Required disclosure of customer communications or records. Page 41 (pdf) 934.24 Backup preservation; customer notification; challenges by customer. Page 42 (pdf) 934.25 Delayed notice. Page 43 (pdf) 934.27 Civil action: relief; damages; defenses. Page 41 (pdf) 934.28 Exclusivity of remedies and sanctions. Page 44 (pdf) 934.42 Mobile tracking device authorization. Page 36 (pdf)