SB83
District or circuit court; possession of portable electronic devices.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Saddam Azlan Salim (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Security policies for courthouses and local or regional correctional facilities; penalty.
Adds several provisions relating to courthouse and courtroom security. The bill requires the chief judge of each general district court, juvenile and domestic relations district court, and circuit court to set a policy regarding the use and possession of portable electronic devices by visitors to the court. The bill authorizes ... (More) such chief judge to condition the use and possession of portable electronic devices upon certain limitations. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/29/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100784D
- 12/29/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB83)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26105369D-S1
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/18/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB83)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 03/02/2026 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/04/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - House: committee amendments agreed to
- 03/04/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/04/2026 - House: Passed House with amendments (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 03/04/2026 - House: Passed House with amendments (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (26-Y 14-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB83ER)
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB83)
- 03/12/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
