File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 170/98 - JUD
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 689
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Dembrow
- Entitled:
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Crimes - Use of Cameras and Visual Surveillance
Prohibiting a person from placing or procuring another to place a
camera on real property to conduct deliberate surreptitious
observation of persons inside a private residence; prohibiting the
conducting of visual surveillance with prurient intent in specified
private places; providing that ownership of the private residence is
not a defense; providing that a good faith reliance on a court order
is a complete defense; providing penalties; providing for a civil
cause of action; etc.
House Action
- 1/22
- First Reading Judiciary
- 1/27
- Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/15
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 2/16
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/18
- Third Reading Passed (131-0)
- 4/5
- Return Passed
- 5/27
- Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
Senate Action
- 2/19
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/7
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/6
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/7
- Third Reading Passed (41-6)
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE -see also- WIRETAPPING
- PENALTIES
- PRIVACY
- VIDEO
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
579A ,
579B ,
579C
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 472601/1 (PDF) Offered on: February 16, 1999 at:
10:39 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- February 18, 1999: Third Reading Passed (131-0)
- Senate
- April 7, 1999: Third Reading Passed (41-6)