Under existing law, except as specified, a person is liable for constructive invasion of privacy when a person attempts to capture, in a manner that is offensive to a reasonable person, any type of visual image, sound recording, or other physical impression, through the use of a visual or auditory enhancing device, of another person engaging in a personal or familial activity under circumstances in which the other person had a reasonable expectation of privacy. Existing law subjects a person who commits a constructive invasion of privacy to specified damages and civil fines.
California AB 2306 (20132014) — Constructive invasion of privacy: liability.
Under existing law, except as specified, a person is liable for constructive invasion of privacy when a person attempts to capture, in a manner that is offensive to a reasonable person, any type of visual image, sound recording, or other physical impression, through the use of a visual or auditory enhancing device, of another person engaging in a personal or familial activity under circumstances in which the other person had a reasonable expectation of privacy. Existing law subjects a person who commits a constructive invasion of privacy to specified damages and civil fines.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Special Consent #19 AB2306 Chau By Jackson — 36–0 (pass) · upper
AB 2306 CHAU Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
AB 2306 CHAU Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Chau — primary (person)
Jackson — coauthor (person)
Waldron — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-21 Introduced. To print. introduction
2014-02-23 From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
2014-02-24 Read first time. reading-1
2014-03-28 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2014-03-28 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2014-04-01 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2014-04-22 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2014-05-06 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 6). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-07 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-15 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 4966.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-15 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2014-05-22 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2014-06-11 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-06-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-22 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-26 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2014-08-27 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4903.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-27 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.