Texas Email Privacy Bill Could Prod States, Feds

Scott Vernick was quoted in the Law360 article "Texas Email Privacy Bill Could Prod States, Feds." While the full text can be found in the May 29, 2013, issue of Law360, a synopsis is noted below.

After unanimously passing both the Texas House and Senate, H.B. 2268 - a bill that would raise the bar for government access to electronic communications - was sent to Gov. Rick Perry. This potentially precedent-setting bill suggests warrants be required for all emails held by service providers and could help propel long-running efforts to amend outdated federal and state electronic privacy protections.  

Perry will have until June 16 to sign or veto the bill. If he does neither, the bill will pass automatically and take effect September 1. Should the bill pass, it will establish the strongest email privacy protections in the United States.