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House rejects assisted‑living surveillance bill after privacy concerns
Summary
First substitute H.B.136, which would have allowed in‑room recording by residents or their legal representatives in assisted‑living facilities (with limitations on transmission and roommate consent), failed on the House floor 18–56 after debate highlighted inspection gaps but also risks of misuse and context‑free recordings.
A proposal to allow in‑room video and audio monitoring in assisted‑living facilities failed on the House floor on March 5.
Representative Barris introduced first substitute H.B.136 after constituent concerns about care and the licensing bureau’s limited inspections. Barris said the bill would permit a resident or the resident’s legal representative to place a monitoring device in the resident’s room for in‑room recording only; recordings could not be transmitted outside the room and roommate consent is…
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