H.B. 1060 78(R) BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 1060 By: Thompson Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Due to the recent epidemic of video recordings being produced via hidden broadcast cameras in locker rooms, bathrooms and other various places, that are then being promoted on the web and other places, without the consent of the person recorded, legislation is necessary to protect those individuals who are unaware of the fact they are being promoted in improper ways. House Bill 1060 prohibits the promotion of electronic recordings in regards to the rights of those persons recorded. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS House Bill 1060 amends Section 21.15 of the Penal Code to make a state jail felony offense if a person promotes a photograph or visual recording, knowing the character and content of the recording, taken without the other person's consent and with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person. If the conduct also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section or the other law. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2003.