HB0048 • 2020

Voyeurism-amendments.

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the elements of the crime of voyeurism; and providing for an effective date.

Crime Privacy

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Representative Crank
Last action: 2020-03-12
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass as it was amended and failed concurrence in the House.

Amending Voyeurism Laws

The bill proposes changes to the definition and penalties for voyeurism in Wyoming.

What This Bill Does

Changes the crime of voyeurism to include capturing images without consent using any recording device, not just cameras or video cameras.
Defines 'intimate areas' as specific parts of the body and clarifies what is considered public exposure.

Who It Names or Affects

People who commit acts of voyeurism in Wyoming will be affected by these changes if the bill passes.
Law enforcement agencies may need to adjust how they handle cases involving voyeurism based on new definitions.

Terms To Know

Voyeurism: The act of secretly watching or recording someone without their consent, often in private settings.
Intimate areas: Specific parts of the body that are considered private and not meant for public exposure.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass during its session.
It is unclear how many people will be affected by these changes since it was not enacted.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB0048JC001

Conference Committee

H Failed

Plain English: The amendment removes certain sections and modifies the definition of voyeurism to include capturing images without regard to whether the person is in an enclosed area.

Removes specific language about subsection (c) from the bill.
Adds new text that defines committing voyeurism as knowingly or intentionally capturing an image using a camera or similar device, regardless of whether the subject is in an enclosed space.
Eliminates references to 'intimate areas' and removes lines 16 through 21 on page 2.

The exact impact of removing certain sections without replacement text may not be clear from this amendment alone.

HB0048S2001

2nd reading • Senator Ellis

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the wording in the voyeurism law to remove certain phrases and adjust some terms.

Removes 'into an' after 'prying or secretive nature'.
Strikes out 'enclosed area' and removes 'the intimate areas of' from the text.
Deletes specific lines that were added by a previous amendment.

The exact impact of these changes on the definition and enforcement of voyeurism is not fully explained in the provided text.

HB0048SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Judiciary Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the wording and adds new details about what actions can lead to criminal charges for voyeurism.

Adds a new section (a) that defines when someone can be charged with voyeurism as committing an act without consent, in a private place where people expect privacy.
Specifies that looking into such places secretly or prying into them is considered illegal under the law.

The amendment text does not specify all possible scenarios covered by the new definition of voyeurism.

Bill History

2020-03-12 Senate
S postponed indefinitely
2020-03-12 Senate
Pursuant to JR 2-1(c):S Appointed JCC02 Members
2020-03-11 House
Pursuant to JR 2-1(c): H Appointed JCC02 Members
2020-03-09 Senate
S Appointed JCC01 Members
2020-03-06 House
H Appointed JCC01 Members
2020-03-06 House
H Concur:Failed 3-55-2-0-0
2020-03-05 House
H Received for Concurrence
2020-03-05 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2020-03-04 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-03-03 Senate
S COW:Passed
2020-03-02 Senate
S Placed on General File
2020-03-02 Senate
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2020-02-27 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
2020-02-19 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2020-02-19 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 54-4-2-0-0
2020-02-18 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-02-17 House
H COW:Passed
2020-02-14 House
H Placed on General File
2020-02-14 House
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2020-02-11 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary 58-1-1-0-0
2020-02-07 House
H Received for Introduction
2020-01-15 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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20LSO-0025
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0025
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0048

Voyeurism-amendments.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Crank, Blake, Burlingame, Dayton, Duncan, Freeman, Henderson, Newsome, Olsen and Stith and Senator(s) Anselmi-Dalton and James

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the elements of the crime of voyeurism; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 6
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4
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304(b)(ii) and by creating a new subsection (c) is amended to read:

6
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4
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304.

Voyeurism; penalties.

(b)

A person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both, if he:

(ii)

Uses a camera, video camera or any other image recording device
:

(A)

F
or the purpose of observing, viewing, photographing, filming
, recording
or videotaping
the intimate areas of
another person
;

(B)

U
nder
the
clothing being worn by the other person
; and

(C)

W
here that other person has not consented to the observing, viewing, photographing, filming
, recording
or videotaping.

(c)

As used in this section, "intimate area" means any portion of a person's pubic area, buttocks, vulva, genitals, female breast or undergarments intended to cover those portions. "Intimate area" does not include intimate areas visible through a person's clothing or intimate areas knowingly exposed in public.

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2020
.

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