Emergency communications device location information

What it does

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, a warrant is generally required for a law enforcement officer to track or obtain the location of a wireless communications device. However, there is an exception that states that a law enforcement officer may seek, and a wireless communications provider may provide, without a warrant, device location information if the customer or subscriber consents or if an emergency involving the danger of death or serious physical injury to any person exists and disclosure of the location information is relevant to preventing the death or injury or to mitigating the injury.

This bill provides that a wireless communications provider must provide the device location information to law enforcement without a warrant if the customer or subscriber consents to the disclosure; if the provider believes in good faith that an emergency involving the danger of death or serious physical injury to any person exists and that disclosure of the location is relevant to preventing the death or injury or to mitigating the injury; or if the provider receives a written request from a law enforcement agency stating that the disclosure of device location information is needed to respond to a call for emergency services or to an emergency situation that involves the danger of death or serious physical injury to any person and disclosure of device location information is necessary to prevent or mitigate that danger.

Who's behind it

9 representatives are its authors⁠. All 9 are Republicans.

5 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

• Amendment Histories
• LC Amendment Memo