Invasion of privacy.
Summary
Under existing law, except as specified, a person is liable for physical invasion of privacy when that person knowingly enters onto the land of another person without permission or otherwise trespasses to capture any type of visual image, sound recording, or other physical impression of a person engaging in a private, personal, or familial activity and the invasion occurs in a manner that is offensive to a reasonable person. Under existing law, a person is liable for constructive invasion of privacy for the same activity, as specified, through the use of any device, regardless of whether there is a physical trespass. Existing law subjects a person who commits physical or constructive invasion of privacy to specified damages and civil fines. This bill would expand liability for physical invasion of privacy to additionally include a person knowingly entering into the airspace above the land of another person without permission, as provided.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Aug 2015
Assembly Passage
May 2015
Senate Passage
Aug 2015
Signed into Law
Oct 2015
Introduced Feb 26, 2015
Signed Oct 6, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Aug 24, 2015 · Assembly Aug 27, 2015
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Aug 24, 2015
D
Democratic23
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Oct 6, 2015
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 27, 2015
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (70-0-2)
assembly
Aug 27, 2015
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2613.).
lower
Aug 25, 2015
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Aug 24, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Jul 15, 2015
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14).
upper
Jul 2, 2015
Committee
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
May 28, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
May 6, 2015
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 5).
lower
Apr 13, 2015
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
lower
Apr 9, 2015
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended.
lower
Apr 8, 2015
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 7).
lower
Mar 16, 2015
Committee
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and P. & C.P.
lower
Feb 27, 2015
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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