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CS/SB 442: Search Warrants

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Yarborough

Search Warrants; Authorizing a search warrant to be issued to recover a deceased body; revising the time within which certain search warrants must be returned to the court; providing that a judge may authorize a law enforcement officer applying for a search warrant to appear remotely; providing that a judge may authorize a law enforcement officer applying for a search warrant or court order to appear remotely, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/19/2026 Senate - CS by Rules read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/7/2025 Senate • Filed
    12/1/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/21/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    1/26/2026 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    1/27/2026 Senate • Now in Judiciary
    2/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    2/10/2026 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    2/11/2026 Senate • Now in Rules
    2/12/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/17/2026 Senate • CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
    2/19/2026 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • CS by Rules read 1st time

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  • CS/SB 442, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/19/2026 at 4:04 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 359 (e1) Search Warrants Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 2/26/2026 S Received Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    933.02 Grounds for issuance of search warrant. Page 1 (pdf)
    933.05 Issuance in blank prohibited. Page 2 (pdf)
    933.07 Issuance of search warrants. Page 3 (pdf)
    934.025 Page 4 (pdf)
    934.50 Searches and seizure using a drone. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • SB 442, Original Filed Version Posted 11/7/2025 at 4:44 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/23/2026 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/27/2026 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/9/2026 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2026 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/16/2026 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/19/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 359 (c1) Search Warrants Judiciary Committee Compare Last Action: 2/26/2026 S Received Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    338664 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Rules
    (Yarborough)     		2/16/2026
    2:21 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/18/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    1/26/2026 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/10/2026 12:00 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/17/2026 12:00 PM Rules 24 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    933.05 Issuance in blank prohibited. Page 1 (pdf)

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