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Committee sends Wintrow proposal on deceased‑image privacy to print
Summary
Senator Melissa Wintrow presented RS3993 to exclude photographs or images of deceased individuals from public disclosure to protect dignity while preserving press transparency; the committee sent the request to print.
Senator Melissa Wintrow briefly presented RS3993, a proposal to exclude photographs or images taken of deceased individuals from public‑record disclosure. Wintrow said stakeholders agreed the measure balances protecting the dignity of a decedent while maintaining transparency for the press. "This bill is very simple. It merely excludes from public disclosure the photographs or images taken of a deceased individual," she said.
The committee asked no follow‑up questions and moved to send RS3993 to print. The chair closed the meeting after the vote.
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