2025 bills / H.B. 273
H.B. 273 Law Enforcement Investigation Amendments (2025)
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill sets new limits and procedures for when law enforcement may obtain reverse-keyword information, which relates to data tied to searches for specific words. It also requires police to give a specified notice when applying for certain warrants, a requirement that expires under a sunset provision, and makes technical changes to related laws.
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Official description
- defines and modifies terms
- places restrictions on and establishes procedures for law enforcement access to reverse-keyword information
- requires, with a sunset provision, a specified notice for certain warrant applications
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 8 yes, 0 no, 3 absentHouse Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to change the bill · 2/24/2025 8:36 AMWho voted how
- 8 yes, 0 no, 3 absentHouse Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to approve it · 2/24/2025 8:37 AMWho voted how
- 69 yes, 0 no, 6 absentFinal House vote · 2/27/2025 3:28 PMWho voted how
- 5 yes, 0 no, 4 absentSenate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to approve it · 3/4/2025 2:31 PMWho voted how
- 24 yes, 0 no, 5 absentFinal Senate vote · 3/6/2025 5:56 PMWho voted how