Delaware House Bill 445

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on May 14 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-06-24 - Amendment HA 2 to HB 445 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Reverse keyword court orders enable the government to obtain technology search data without identifying any specific person as to which there is probable cause to believe they have committed or will imminently commit a crime. The profusion of electronic devices and apps in recent years has allowed recordation of numerous details of citizens everyday lives, that the government should not be permitted to collect and review at will. Such general searches allow the government to sweep in personal information about hundreds or thousands of people who are not suspected of having committed any crime. These searches are an invasion of privacy, have a potentially chilling effect on civil liberties, and sidestep requirements for individualized suspicion that are otherwise required for a lawful search. This Act would prohibit law enforcement and courts from requesting, issuing, or enforcing reverse-keyword court orders and reverse keyword requests. It also creates a private right of action for an individual whose personal information was obtained in violation of this Act and requires the suppression of evidence derived from an unlawful or reverse-keyword search.

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Reverse Keyword Searches And Court Orders.

Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton [D]

Sen. Kyle Gay [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-06-24		Amendment HA 2 to HB 445 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2024-06-18		Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
2024-06-18		Amendment HA 1 to HB 445 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2024-05-14		Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

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Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141371
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=141371&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB445