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House passes bill giving attorney general limited authority to serve electronic search warrants on businesses
Summary
The House approved House Bill 2156 to authorize attorney general investigators limited, judicially approved authority to serve electronic search warrants—primarily focused on economic and organized retail crimes—after amendments clarifying training, service limits and oversight. Final passage was 54–43.
Representative Goodman (45th District) presented a striking amendment that rewrote House Bill 21‑56 to grant the attorney general’s office authority to establish investigators with limited police powers to serve electronically delivered, judicially approved search warrants on businesses, primarily to combat organized retail crime.
The debate centered on scope, oversight and operational limits. Supporters said the tool would help recover records from out‑of‑state and online businesses and assist overwhelmed local law enforcement. "This is a rewrite of the original bill. It's a direct grant of…
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