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Senate Judiciary Committee hears bill to ban recording guests in private spaces of transient lodging
Summary
Senate Bill 470 would bar transient lodging providers and their intermediaries from audio or video recording occupants in spaces where guests have a reasonable expectation of privacy (bedrooms, bathrooms, non-common interior spaces) and creates a private right of action under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act.
Chair Senator Floyd Prozanski, who introduced the measure, opened a public hearing Feb. 3 on Senate Bill 470, a proposal that would prohibit a transient lodging provider or intermediary from making audio or video recordings of an occupant in areas where the occupant has a reasonable expectation of privacy.
"Senate Bill 470 prohibits a transient lodging provider or intermediary from making audio or video recordings of an occupant in areas where the occupant has a reasonable expectation of privacy, including sleeping areas or bathroom space or any space that's not a common area," Tisha (committee staff) summarized for the record. The bill would provide remedies under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act, including a private right of action for an "ascertainable loss of money or property," and would take effect on the 91st day…
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