HBA-KMH H.B. 2047 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2047 By: Wise Criminal Jurisprudence 4/29/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A "20/20" television program which aired on ABC on January 27, 1999, raised significant concerns about a new type of invasion of privacy. A video voyeur or "peeping tom" can now secretly watch another person's every move, even in the other person's own home, through the use of modern technology without the slightest suspicion being raised. This type of invasion of privacy is not yet against the law in all states. H.B. 2047 provides that it is a state jail felony if by videotape or other electronic means a person visually records another without the other person's consent and with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 21, Penal Code, by adding Section 21.15, as follows: Sec. 21.15. IMPROPER VISUAL RECORDING. Provides that it is a state jail felony if by videotape or other electronic means a person visually records another without the other person's consent and with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person. SECTION 2. Amends Article 62.01(5), Code of Criminal Procedure, to redefine "reportable conviction or adjudication" to include a conviction of a violation of Section 21.15, Penal Code. SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.