SB 1310 Virginia Senate · 2017 Regular Session

Search warrants; customer records from financial institutions.

Summary
Provides that a search warrant for records pertaining to a customer of a financial institution, money transmitter, commercial business that provides credit reports, or credit card issuer may be executed in the Commonwealth by hand, mail, commercial delivery service, facsimile, or other electronic means. The bill requires the executing officer to file the warrant in the circuit court clerk's office where the warrant was executed within three days after receiving the ordered records. The bill eliminates the requirement that a copy of the warrant be filed where the warrant was issued for all search warrants. The bill provides that the search warrant will be considered executed in the jurisdiction where the entity on which the warrant is served is located. The bill is identical to
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Feb 2017
Introduced Jan 10, 2017 Signed Feb 23, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Feb 23, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 228 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1310S1
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104941D-S1
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100910D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
TN
Tommy Norment
RRepublican
VA
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