Makes it fourth degree crime to engage in certain tracking and location activities.
This bill makes it a fourth-degree crime to knowingly install or use electronic tracking devices or applications to monitor another person's location when doing so is intended to start or help commit an illegal act. It directly affects individuals who use GPS trackers, spyware, or similar technology to surveil others without permission, with exceptions for parents tracking minors, employers monitoring work-related vehicles, and situations involving consent or health safety concerns. The law requires written consent for tracking and automatically revokes that consent if a divorce or restraining order is filed, while also excluding government agencies from these restrictions.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 10, 2026
Last action Jun 11, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the General Assembly by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 11, 2026
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jun 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed by the Assembly (79-0-0)
lower
Jun 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 1, 2026
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
3 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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