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type: "Bill"
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title: "Search Warrants"
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description: "Search Warrants; Authorizes search warrant to be issued to recover deceased body; revises time within which certain search warrants must be returned to court; specifies time period within which search warrant issued for certain devices is considered timely executed; specifies that law enforcement agency may review data or information contained in certain devices after specified periods if devices were timely seized; provides that judge may authorize law enforcement officer applying for search warrant to appear remotely; provides that judge may authorize law enforcement officer applying for search warrant or court order to appear remotely; defines \"audio-video communication technology\"; authorizes law enforcement agency to obtain search warrant to use drone to conduct search in certain circumstances."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 359"
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citation: "Florida HB 359 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["(vetoed)"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2026-177"
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primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "Gottlieb"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 37
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2025-11-05"
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last_action: "2026-06-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb52fb2d-1364-4dfd-9c4b-17a6b7261c0f"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/359/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "09e9089523666d65f0f5930a5a1349579c7d09d66e0dd93d1c3a94bae430946e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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---
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# Florida HB 359 (2026) — Search Warrants
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Search Warrants; Authorizes search warrant to be issued to recover deceased body; revises time within which certain search warrants must be returned to court; specifies time period within which search warrant issued for certain devices is considered timely executed; specifies that law enforcement agency may review data or information contained in certain devices after specified periods if devices were timely seized; provides that judge may authorize law enforcement officer applying for search warrant to appear remotely; provides that judge may authorize law enforcement officer applying for search warrant or court order to appear remotely; defines "audio-video communication technology"; authorizes law enforcement agency to obtain search warrant to use drone to conduct search in certain circumstances.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-177.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **H 359 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/359/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 359 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/359/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 359 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/359/BillText/e1/PDF)
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4. **H 359 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/359/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage, Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable With Amendment(s) (Judiciary Committee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable (Criminal Justice Subcommittee) — **13–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Anderson — primary (person)
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- Gottlieb — primary (person)
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- Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)
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- Mooney — cosponsor (person)
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- Plasencia — cosponsor (person)
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- Shoaf — cosponsor (person)
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- Steele — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-11-05** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-11-18** Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-11-18** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-11-18** Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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- **2025-11-24** Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
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- **2025-12-02** Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-12-02** Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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- **2025-12-02** Now in Judiciary Committee
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- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2026-01-30** PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
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- **2026-02-03** Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-03** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
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- **2026-02-03** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2026-02-03** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2026-02-04** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2026-02-04** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-04** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2026-02-19** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
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- **2026-02-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-25** Amendment 213119 adopted
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- **2026-02-25** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2026-02-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-25** CS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2026-02-25** In Messages
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- **2026-02-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-26** Received `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-04** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
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- **2026-03-04** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2026-03-04** Substituted for CS/SB 442
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- **2026-03-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** In Messages
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- **2026-03-05** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-06-15** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-26** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-29** Chapter No. 2026-177
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fb52fb2d-1364-4dfd-9c4b-17a6b7261c0f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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