Social Media Duty to Report & Search Warrants
What it does: The act requires an operator of a social media platform (operator) to ensure that its social media platform provides a streamlined process to allow law enforcement agencies to contact the social media platform. The process must be available to law enforcement agencies at all times and make available a staffed hotline for the purposes of: Receiving and responding to questions about search warrants; Acknowledging the receipt of a search warrant within 8 hours after receipt; and Providing status updates on search warrant compliance to a requesting law enforcement agency. (official summary)
Question before the chamber: Bill (Third reading)
The tally
Yes 18 · No 17 · Not voting 0
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| Republicans | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 5 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Cathy KippD14No
- Judy AmabileD18No
- Kyle MullicaD24No
- Marc SnyderD12No
- Nick HinrichsenD3No
The full roll (35)
Yes 18
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.