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Senate Moves Forward on Bill Criminalizing Deceptive Recording of Agricultural Operations
Summary
Third substitute House Bill 187, targeting those who infiltrate farms or packing plants under false pretenses to record images or sound, passed the Senate after sponsor testimony emphasizing property rights and modifications to protect employees and whistleblowers.
The Senate advanced third substitute House Bill 187, an agricultural-operation interference bill that would make it a crime for individuals to obtain access to farms, ranches or processing facilities under false pretenses with the intent to record images or sound.
Sponsor Senator Hankins said the bill defines agricultural operations and establishes penalties for those who obtain access…
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