Search warrants; electronic records includes commercial enterprise, domestic & foreign corporations.
Summary
Search warrants; electronic records; commercial enterprise; domestic and foreign corporations. Provides that, for the purposes of search warrants, \"any object, thing, or person\" includes electronic records stored within or outside the Commonwealth of a commercial enterprise, whether a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation, that is transacting or has transacted any business in the Commonwealth that constitute evidence of the commission of crime. The bill requires the affidavit for any search warrant issued for such records of a foreign corporation to contain a statement that the complainant believes such records are actually or constructively possessed by such foreign corporation. Lastly, the bill establishes a procedure for the execution of a search warrant for such records or other information stored outside of the Commonwealth by a commercial enterprise, whether a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation, that is transacting or has transacted any business in the Commonwealth.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025
Last action Feb 4, 2025
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 25104007D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amanda Batten
RRepublican
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