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Senate passes bill refining standards for electronic surveillance warrants and monitoring facilities
5479550 · April 23, 2025
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Summary
SB53 clarifies provisions for interception of communications, defines ‘monitoring post’ and gives judges discretion to require informant testimony when used to justify warrants; the chamber passed the bill unanimously.
Senate Bill 53, which amends provisions governing electronic surveillance, cleared the Senate on April 28.
Sponsor Senator Ronald Bass described the bill as an effort to balance law-enforcement needs and individual privacy. The measure defines a…
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