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      S.B. No. 1497         AN ACT   relating to the search of certain wireless communications devices   by a peace officer.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article 18.0215(a), Code of Criminal Procedure,   is amended to read as follows:          (a)  A peace officer may not search a person's cellular   telephone or other wireless communications device, pursuant to a   lawful arrest of the person without obtaining a warrant under this   article. A wireless communications device does not include a   skimmer as defined by Section 607.001, Business & Commerce Code, or   a device manufactured for the purpose of illicitly obtaining   payment card information or identifying information.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.             ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1497 passed the Senate on   April 1, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1497 passed the House on   May 20, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, three   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor