Extending time for Law Enforcement professionals to search electronic devices lawfully seized via search warrant

Generally, law enforcement has three days to execute a certain type of search warrant signed by a judge. In cases which rely on digital evidence, such as child pornography, officers usually seize computers when executing a search warrant. In these cases, it can take several weeks or months to fully analyze a computer or electronic storage device that has been seized to collect the contraband evidence.

TMPA believes law enforcement should have sufficient time to search for digital evidence, and would like to thank Representative Sarah Davis for filing H.B. 1891.

**House Bill 1891 was filed on February 28th.

**House Bill 1891 was introduced and referred to the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.

**House Bill 1891 was set for hearing on March 22nd at 10:30am or upon adjournment in room JHR 120.

**House Bill 1891 was voted favorably from the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence on March 29th.

**House Bill 1891 was recommended to Local and Consent Calendar on March 31st.

**House Bill 1891 was set on the Local Calendar on April 7th.

**House Bill 1891 was laid out for consideration in the House at 1:18pm on April 7th.

**House Bill 1891 passed to third reading on Local Calendar on April 7th.

**House Bill 1891 pass on Local Calendar (Vote Y: 144 / N: 0).

**House Bill 1891 received in Senate, not referred on April 11th.

** House Bill 1891 referred to Senate Committee on Criminal Justice on April 20th.

**House Bill 1891 hearing set for May 17th at 1:30 or upon adjournment in room E1.016 before Senate Committee on Criminal Justice.

**House Bill 1891 voted favorably from Committee on May 18th.

**House Bill 1891 reported favorably from Committee on May 19th.

**House Bill 1891 recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar on May 19th.

**House Bill 1891 set on Local Calendar on May 25th.

**House Bill 1891 pass on Local Calendar (Vote- Y:31/N:0) on May 25th.