Key Votes
AB 524 - Privacy Law Expansion - Key Vote
California Key Votes
Karen Bass voted Yea (Concurrence Vote) on this legislation.
Read recent statements Karen Bass made in this general time period.
Stages
- Oct. 11, 2009 Executive Signed
- Sept. 10, 2009 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- Sept. 8, 2009 Senate Bill Passed
- June 2, 2009 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 25, 2009 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - Oct. 11, 2009
Title: Privacy Law Expansion
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (57-20) - Sept. 10, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Privacy Law Expansion
Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that expands the "invasion of privacy" law to include the transmission, publication, broadcast, sale, offer for sale, or other use of any visual image, sound recording, or other physical impression that was illegally obtained, thereby subjecting an individual who violates the law to up to 3 times the amount of any general and special damages that are proximately cause by the violation, punitive damages, and a civil fine of not less than $5,000 and not more than $50,000.
- -Trespassing in order to physically invade the privacy of an individual with the intent to capture any type of visual image, sound recording, or other physical impression of the individual engaging in a personal or familial activity, provided the invasion occurs in a manner that is "offensive to a reasonable person."
-Attempting to capture, using a visual or auditory enhancing device, any type of visual image, sound recording, or physical impression of an individual engaging in a personal or familial activity under circumstances in which the individual had a "reasonable expectation of privacy," provided the invasion occurs in a manner that is "offensive to a reasonable person"; and
-An assault committed with intent to capture any type of visual image, sound recording, or other physical impression of an individual.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (25-15) - Sept. 8, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Privacy Law Expansion
Vote to pass a bill that expands the "invasion of privacy" law to include the transmission, publication, broadcast, sale, offer for sale, or other use of any visual image, sound recording, or other physical impression that was illegally obtained, thereby subjecting an individual who violates the law to up to 3 times the amount of any general and special damages that are proximately caused by the violation, punitive damages, and a civil fine of not less than $5,000 and not more than $50,000.
- -Trespassing in order to physically invade the privacy of an individual with the intent to capture any type of visual image, sound recording, or other physical impression of the individual engaging in a personal or familial activity, provided the invasion occurs in a manner that is "offensive to a reasonable person."
-Attempting to capture, using a visual or auditory enhancing device, any type of visual image, sound recording, or physical impression of an individual engaging in a personal or familial activity under circumstances in which the individual had a "reasonable expectation of privacy," provided the invasion occurs in a manner that is "offensive to a reasonable person"; and
-An assault committed with intent to capture any type of visual image, sound recording, or other physical impression of an individual.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (55-14) - June 2, 2009
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 25, 2009
Title: Privacy Law Expansion
Sponsors
- Karen Bass (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Mike Davis (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
