Bills

SB 601: LAW ENFORCEMENT; WARRANTS; SEARCHES; PRIVATE PROPERTY

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2025-04-23

Current Status:

In Progress

(2025-06-30: Act 245, on 06/30/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1348).)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Requires law enforcement to post notice that a warranted or warrantless search has been conducted on a property.  Requires a law enforcement officer to secure any entrance used by an officer in the search.  Requires law enforcement agencies to develop a policy for securing the entrances to a house, store, or other building designated as a place to be searched after a search is completed.  Allows the breaking of any doors, gates, other bars to the entrance, closets, and other closed places during a search when reasonable and other means of entering the space are not reasonable.  (CD1)

Discussed in Hearing

Conference Committee4MIN
Apr 17, 2025

Conference Committee

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs11MIN
Mar 13, 2025

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Senate Floor19SEC
Mar 4, 2025

Senate Floor

Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary2MIN
Feb 12, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary

Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs3MIN
Jan 29, 2025

Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs

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