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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

SB 432

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Relating to: prohibition on tracking the location of a cellular telephone by law enforcement without a warrant. (FE)

Court — Procedure Police Search warrant Telecommunications Telephone

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law limits certain interceptions of communications and the use of pen

register or trap and trace devices. This bill prohibits, with certain exceptions, law

enforcement officers from tracking the location of a cellular telephone or other

wireless communications device without first obtaining from a court a warrant

authorizing the action. This bill also creates a process by which a law enforcement

officer may apply to a court for such a warrant.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Grothman (R) , Lehman (D)

22 cosponsors

August (R) , Ballweg (R) , Berceau (D) , Bewley (D) , Craig (R) , Czaja (R) , Hutton (R) , Kapenga (R) , Kessler (D) , Kleefisch (R) , Knudson (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Murphy (R) , Nass (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Sanfelippo (R) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Vruwink (D) , Wachs (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Energy, Consumer Protection, and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 4, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Dec 10, 2013 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Grothman and Lehman; cosponsored by Representatives Hutton, Sargent, August, Ballweg, Berceau, Bewley, Craig, Czaja, Kapenga, Kessler, Kleefisch, Knudson, Kooyenga, Murphy, Nass, Ohnstad, Sanfelippo, Sinicki, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Vruwink and Wachs

  2. Dec 10, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Energy, Consumer Protection, and Government Reform

  3. Dec 23, 2013 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Dec 30, 2013 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Dec 30, 2013 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Jan 21, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  7. Feb 4, 2014 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 4, 2014 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Energy, Consumer Protection, and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. Feb 4, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Apr 8, 2014 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1