Key Votes
SB 914 - Requires a Warrant to Search Cell Phones - Key Vote
California Key Votes
Stages
- Sept. 1, 2011 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- Aug. 22, 2011 House Bill Passed
- June 1, 2011 Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 18, 2011 Introduced
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Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (32-4) - Sept. 1, 2011
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (70-0) - Aug. 22, 2011
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (28-9) - June 1, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Requires a Warrant to Search Cell Phones
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that would require a warrant in order to search the cell phone or other portable electronic device of a suspect.
Highlights:
-Enables law enforcement to search Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) without a warrant if it prevents destruction of evidence or an imminent threat (Sec. 1).
-Defines Portable Electronic Device as "a portable device that is capable of creating, receiving, accessing, or storing electronic data or communications" (Sec. 2).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Feb. 18, 2011
Title: Requires a Warrant to Search Cell Phones