DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law
or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT DIGEST
House Bill No. 634 by Representative Hunter
Keyword and oneliner of the instrument as it left the House
COMMERCE: Requires notification by bed and breakfast businesses that rooms are under film
surveillance
Report adopts Senate amendments to:
1. Limit the installation and use of a camera to the common areas of the short-term rental
structure.
Report amends the bill to:
1. Prohibit an owner or lessor of a short-term rental structure from using any audio, video, or
photographic footage obtained pursuant to proposed law for any commercial or exploitive
purpose.
2. Prohibit an owner or lessor of a short-term rental structure from making any audio,
video, or photographic footage obtained pursuant to proposed law available to
members of the public.
3. Provide that any guest documented in footage obtained in violation of proposed law
shall have a civil cause of action against any owner or lessor who obtained, used, or
made available the footage in violation of proposed law, and shall be entitled to
actual damages, reasonable attorney fees, and punitive damages.
Digest of the bill as proposed by the Conference Committee
Proposed law defines "camera", "common area", and "short-term rental structure".
Proposed law prohibits the use of a camera on the premises of a short-term rental structure except
as provided by proposed law.
Proposed law provides that the owner or lessor of a short-term rental structure may install or use a camera only in the common areas of the structure provided notice of the use of cameras is posted on
the premises.
Proposed law provides that an owner or lessor of a short-term rental structure shall not use any audio,
video, or photographic footage obtained pursuant to proposed law for any commercial or exploitative
purpose nor shall he make the footage available to members of the public.
Proposed law provides that any guest documented in footage obtained in violation of proposed law
shall have a civil cause of action against any owner or lessor who obtained, used, or made available
the footage in violation of proposed law, and shall be entitled to actual damages, reasonable attorney
fees, and punitive damages
(Adds R.S. 21:61)