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FL SB 442

introduced

Search Warrants

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Status date
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Latest action
2026-03-04 — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 359 (Ch. 2026-177)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Yarboroughprimary
  • Rulesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-11-07

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-12-01

    Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-21

    On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

  5. 2026-01-26

    Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-01-27

    Now in Judiciary

  7. 2026-02-05

    On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

  8. 2026-02-10

    Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-02-11

    Now in Rules

  10. 2026-02-12

    On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  11. 2026-02-17

    CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0

  12. 2026-02-19

    Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  13. 2026-02-19

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  14. 2026-02-19

    CS by Rules read 1st time

  15. 2026-03-02

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26

  16. 2026-03-04

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  17. 2026-03-04

    Substituted CS/HB 359

  18. 2026-03-04

    Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 359 (Ch. 2026-177)

    deferral

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable

    2026-01-26 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Bernard: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Martin: yes

  • Favorable

    2026-02-10 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Berman: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Leek: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Polsky: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Yarborough: yes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-17 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (24)
    • Avila: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Burgess: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Rouson: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Passidomo: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/442/ByCategory

Attribution

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