92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB0453
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House Sponsors:
LYONS,EILEEN-MCAULIFFE-MATHIAS-BELLOCK-MULLIGAN, 
   MORROW AND YARBROUGH.

Senate Sponsors:
RADOGNO

Short description: 
CRIM CD-UNAUTHORIZED MONITORIN                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is unlawful         
   for a person to knowingly electronically monitor, televise, or view         
   another person without that person's knowledge in a restroom, tanning       
   bed, tanning salon, locker room, changing room, or hotel bedroom.           
   Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor.                         
          FISCAL NOTE (Department of Corrections)                              
          HB 453 would have no fiscal or corrections population impact.        
          CORRECTIONAL NOTE (Department of Corrections)                        
          Same as DOC fiscal note.                                             
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Eliminates from  the  new  offense  of  knowingly  electronically      
   monitoring,   televising,  or  viewing  another  person  without  that      
   person's knowledge in a locker room.  Includes in  the  definition  of      
   "changing room", a school, health club, or gymnasium locker room.           
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                 
        Exempts  from   a   violation   for   unauthorized   videotaping,      
   photographing,  and  filming  by representatives of the news media for      
   purposes of newsgathering.                                                  
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3.                                                 
        Provides  that  the  exemption  to  a  criminal   violation   for      
   videotaping, photographing, and filming by representatives of the news      
   media  for  the purpose of newsgathering applies only when there is no      
   reasonable expectation of privacy.                                          
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: JAN-07-2003

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   3     SENATE -   0


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