Procedures for obtaining a warrant.
Summary
Specifies that a request for a warrant made orally by telephone, radio, or similar electronic means must be recorded and typed or transcribed. (Under current law, the judge is required to record the request, and the court reporter to type or transcribe it.) Permits certain warrant requests to be: (1) made electronically (where current law only allows this by radio or telephone); and (2) recorded electronically (where current law only permits the use of audio tape). Requires the prosecuting attorney and a law enforcement agency to maintain all requests for warrants, and to provide them to a defendant in discovery.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Signed Apr 30, 2025
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Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
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Senate Bill (S)
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MODERATE
This bill modernizes how law enforcement can request search and arrest warrants by allowing electronic methods like email and digital recordings, expanding beyond the previous requirement for phone or radio calls. It also clarifies that either a judge or prosecuting attorney must record telephone warrant requests, and updates record-keeping requirements for electronic transmissions. The changes streamline warrant procedures while maintaining accountability through transcription and certification requirements.
Scope change
The bill expands the methods by which warrant requests can be made from phone/radio to include email and other electronic transmissions, and allows electronic recording of conversations instead of just audio tape.
REQUIREMENT
Changed who must record telephone warrant requests from only the judge to either the judge or prosecuting attorney
Added electronic mail and other electronic transmission as valid methods for submitting warrant requests alongside fax
Updated recording requirements to permit electronic recording in addition to audio tape for telephone warrant conversations
TECHNICAL
Reformatted document from enrolled act format to standard senate bill format with updated committee report
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2025 · House Mar 20, 2025
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Jan 23, 2025
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 30, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 455: yeas 38, nays 0
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 283: yeas 90, nays 0
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 15: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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