Relates to recording certain law enforcement activities
Summary
Relates to recording certain law enforcement activities; provides that a person not under arrest or in the custody of a law enforcement official has the right to record police activity and to maintain custody and control of that recording and of any property or instruments used by that person to record police activities, however, a person in custody or under arrest does not, by that status alone, forfeit such right to record.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2020
Assembly Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Feb 5, 2019
Signed Jun 14, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2020 · Assembly Jun 8, 2020
How they voted
58–3
Passed
Total votes 61
Jun 8, 2020
D
Democratic39
100% Yea
R
Republican22
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Jun 14, 2020
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.100
Jun 8, 2020
Assembly · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
Jun 8, 2020
Assembly · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
Jun 8, 2020
Senate · Passed
PASSED SENATE
Jun 8, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
Mar 10, 2020
Senate · Amendment adopted
PRINT NUMBER 3253A
Mar 10, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
Jan 8, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
Feb 5, 2019
Senate · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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