CS/CS/CS/SB 1256 (2018) -  Search of the Content, Information, and Communications of Cellular Phones, Portable Electronic Communication Devices, and Microphone-enabled Household Devices

General Bill by Rules and Judiciary and Criminal Justice and Brandes
Search of the Content, Information, and Communications of Cellular Phones, Portable Electronic Communication Devices, and Microphone-enabled Household Devices: Revising the exceptions to conduct that constitute unlawful access to stored communications; authorizing an investigative or law enforcement officer to apply to a judge of competent jurisdiction for a warrant, rather than an order, authorizing real-time location tracking or acquisition of historical location data; authorizing any investigative or law enforcement officer who is specially designated by certain persons and who makes specified determinations to engage in real-time location tracking if a warrant is later obtained as specified, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2018
Last Event: Died in Messages on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 02/06/18 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 1
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 02/13/18 2:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 02/22/18 10:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 13   Nays 0

Related Bills

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

Bill Text

  • Engrossed 1
    • A 429707 , Slosberg-King Date Filed: 03/07/18, Line#: 61
  • Committee Substitute 3
    • A 733044 , Brandes Date Filed: 03/02/18, Line#: 53 Senate: Withdrawn 3/6/2018 11:00:30 AM
    • A 739040 , Brandes Date Filed: 03/05/18, Line#: 160 Senate: Adopted 3/6/2018 11:01:53 AM
    • AA 834904 , Brandes Date Filed: 03/05/18, Line#: 210 Senate: Adopted 3/6/2018 11:01:41 AM
  • Committee Substitute 2
    • A 654094 , Rules, Brandes Date Filed: 02/21/18, Line#: 187 Senate(c): Replaced by Substitute Amendment 02/26/2018 08:54 AM
    • SA 743964 , Rules, Brandes Date Filed: 02/21/18, Line#: 187 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/26/2018 08:54 AM
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 594522 , Judiciary, Brandes Date Filed: 02/12/18, Line#: 150 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/14/2018 03:16 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 340722 , Criminal Justice, Brandes Date Filed: 02/05/18, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/06/2018 11:50 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/26/2018 8:08:03 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/21/2018 8:33:26 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/14/2018 3:57:03 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/12/2018 2:38:47 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/7/2018 4:41:09 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/5/2018 8:45:26 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/07/2018 02:24 PM   Yeas: 36 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 19] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 429707 filed Time: 03/08/2018 - 8:50 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/07/2018 - 3:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 849 Time: 03/07/2018 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 849 Time: 03/07/2018 - 2:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/06/2018 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 764 Time: 03/06/2018 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (739040) -SJ 762, 764 Time: 03/06/2018 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 761 Time: 03/06/2018 - 10:59 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/18 -SJ 771 Time: 03/02/2018 - 6:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 390 Time: 02/26/2018 - 8:38 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c3
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 384 Time: 02/26/2018 - 7:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/26/2018 - 2:10 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -SJ 384 Time: 02/22/2018 - 12:51 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 358 Time: 02/20/2018 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/22/18, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 02/19/2018 - 5:01 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 353 Time: 02/15/2018 - 3:32 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/14/2018 - 3:26 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 353 Time: 02/13/2018 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 338 Time: 02/08/2018 - 8:19 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/13/18, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 02/08/2018 - 4:45 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 337 Time: 02/08/2018 - 11:31 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/08/2018 - 8:10 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 337 Time: 02/06/2018 - 10:43 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/06/18, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 02/01/2018 - 4:51 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 145 Time: 01/11/2018 - 6:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 145 Time: 01/11/2018 - 10:47 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/14/2017 - 10:35 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
934.01 CS/CS/HB 1249
934.02 CS/CS/HB 1249
934.21 CS/CS/HB 1249
934.42 CS/CS/HB 1249

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