VA SJR302 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-11 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: Senate Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-11 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: Senate Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); general warrants of search or seizure prohibited. Clarifies that the right of the people to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures of their persons, houses, businesses, lands, papers, and effects applies also to communications and stored personal information and data. Furthermore, the requirement that a warrant particularly describe the place to be searched or the persons or things to be seized is extended to communications, personal information, and data to be accessed. The amendment provides that a person's disclosure to another person of his papers, effects, or electronic communications, personal information, or data is not alone a waiver of this right. The amendment also provides that the people shall have remedies of exclusion and actions for damages and other remedies and that defendants shall not enjoy greater immunity than other citizens of the Commonwealth.
Title
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); general warrants of search or seizure prohibited.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2015-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-02-11 | Senate | Left in Courts of Justice |
2015-01-27 | Senate | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
2015-01-27 | Senate | Rereferred from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) |
2015-01-22 | Senate | Assigned to P&E sub: Constitutional Amendments |
2015-01-21 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
2015-01-21 | Senate | Presented and ordered printed 15103613D |