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SB1536 • 2026

Digital Voyeurism

Digital Voyeurism

Privacy
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Pizzo
Last action
2026-03-13
Official status
House - Died in Messages
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on enforcement or consequences for violations of this new definition.

Digital Voyeurism Law

This law revises the definition of 'reasonable expectation of privacy' for digital voyeurism cases to include privately fenced yards and other private spaces.

What This Bill Does

  • Revises the definition of 'reasonable expectation of privacy' for digital voyeurism cases.
  • Includes privately fenced yards, bathrooms, changing rooms, fitting rooms, dressing rooms, and tanning booths as areas where people can expect privacy.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who are secretly watched or recorded in private places.
  • Law enforcement agencies that handle digital voyeurism cases.

Terms To Know

Digital Voyeurism
The act of secretly watching or recording someone without their permission, especially when they expect privacy.
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy
A legal term that describes the places where a person can reasonably believe they are not being watched or recorded by others.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not specify what happens if someone violates this privacy expectation.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect existing cases of digital voyeurism.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-13 House

    • Died in Messages

  2. 2026-03-06 Senate

    • Read 2nd time -SJ 652 • Read 3rd time -SJ 652 • Passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 652

  3. 2026-03-06 House

    • In Messages

  4. 2026-03-04 Senate

    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26

  5. 2026-03-03 Senate

    • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 0

  6. 2026-02-26 Senate

    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  7. 2026-02-19 Senate

    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed

  8. 2026-02-13 Senate

    • Now in Rules

  9. 2026-02-12 Senate

    • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0

  10. 2026-02-09 Senate

    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

  11. 2026-02-03 Senate

    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

  12. 2026-02-02 Senate

    • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  13. 2026-01-28 Senate

    • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

  14. 2026-01-22 Senate

    • Introduced

  15. 2026-01-16 Senate

    • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules

  16. 2026-01-09 Senate

    • Filed

Official Summary Text

Digital Voyeurism; Revising the definition of the term “reasonable expectation of privacy” for purposes relating to the offense of digital voyeurism, etc.

Current Bill Text

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Florida Senate
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2026

SB 1536

By
Senator Pizzo

37-01560-26 20261536__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to digital voyeurism; amending s.
3 810.145, F.S.; revising the definition of the term
4 “reasonable expectation of privacy” for purposes
5 relating to the offense of digital voyeurism;
6 providing an effective date.
7
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
9
10 Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section
11 810.145, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
12 810.145 Digital voyeurism.—
13 (1) As used in this section, the term:
14 (f) “Reasonable expectation of privacy” means circumstances
15 under which a reasonable person would believe that he or she
16 could fully disrobe in privacy, without being concerned that the
17 person’s undressing was being viewed, recorded, or broadcasted
18 by another, including, but not limited to, the interior of a
19 residential dwelling,
privately fenced yard
,
bathroom, changing
20 room, fitting room, dressing room, or tanning booth.
21 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.