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Senate approves voluntary monitoring measure for assisted-living centers despite privacy questions
Summary
Second substitute House Bill 124 allows residents and an authorized family member to install non-live monitoring equipment in assisted-living rooms with consent; sponsors said the bill is voluntary, limited to assisted living centers, and designed to deter theft, abuse and neglect while protecting privacy. The Senate reported the floor vote and moved the bill to third reading.
Senators debated second substitute House Bill 124, which permits voluntary use of certain recording devices in assisted-living residences with the consent of the resident and an authorized family member.
Sponsor Senator Vickers said the measure is voluntary, not live-streaming, and applies only to…
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