Legislation - HB0437

Title: Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Modifications
Sponsored by: Delegates Crutchfield, Schmidt, Simmons, Phillips, Arikan, Taylor, Simpson, Grammer, Sample-Hughes, Conaway, and Kaufman
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 153
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Altering the definition of "private place" as it relates to the prohibition on conducting visual surveillance with prurient intent of an individual without the consent of the individual to include a residence; and altering the prohibition against conducting visual surveillance with prurient intent.

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Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0348

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0555 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/16/2025 Legislative Date 1/16/2025 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Private Place Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/17/2025 Legislative Date 1/17/2025 Action Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/03/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2025 Legislative Date 2/25/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {493326/1 Adopted Proceedings 37BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2025 Legislative Date 2/25/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 37BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Modifications Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2025 Legislative Date 2/27/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (136-0) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/07/2025 Legislative Date 2/19/2025 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2025 Legislative Date 3/27/2025 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2025 Legislative Date 3/09/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2025 Legislative Date 3/15/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2025 Legislative Date 3/18/2025 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/22/2025 Legislative Date 4/22/2025 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 153 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Modifications Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/16/2025	1/16/2025	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Private Place
House	1/17/2025	1/17/2025	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/03/2025	3/03/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/04/2025	2/25/2025	Favorable with Amendments {493326/1 Adopted	37BClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/04/2025	2/25/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	37BClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Modifications
House	3/06/2025	2/27/2025	Third Reading Passed (136-0)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/07/2025	2/19/2025	Referred Judicial Proceedings	39 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/27/2025	3/27/2025	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/27/2025	3/09/2025	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	57 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2025	3/15/2025	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	63 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2025	3/18/2025	Returned Passed	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	4/22/2025	4/22/2025	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 153
			Text - Chapter - Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Modifications

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