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FL SB 442

died on adjournment

Search Warrants

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 442 pass?

No. FL SB 442 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 359 (Ch. 2026-177)

What is FL SB 442 about?

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.

Who sponsors FL SB 442?

Yarborough, Rules are the primary sponsors of FL SB 442.

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
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

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-04

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

    deferral

  2. 2026-03-04

    Substituted CS/HB 359

  3. 2026-03-04

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  4. 2026-03-02

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26

  5. 2026-02-19

    CS by Rules read 1st time

  6. 2026-02-19

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  7. 2026-02-19

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

  8. 2026-02-17

    CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0

  9. 2026-02-12

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

  10. 2026-02-11

    Now in Rules

  11. 2026-02-10

    Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-02-05

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

  13. 2026-01-27

    Now in Judiciary

  14. 2026-01-26

    Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-01-21

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

  16. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  17. 2025-12-01

    Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules

    referral-committee

  18. 2025-11-07

    Filed

    filing

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

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