HCSHBs919&1081--PRIVACYPROTECTIONS
SPONSOR: Schnelting
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheSpecial
CommitteeonHomelandSecuritybyavoteof9to0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
919.
Thisbillestablishes"TheAnti-SurveillanceandForeign
InterventionAct"whichprohibitsanyelectedorappointedmember
oremployeeofanystateentityfromusingordownloadingany
socialmediaapplicationthatisownedbytheChineseGovernmentor
acompanythatsharesuserdatawiththeChinesegovernmentonany
state-ownedelectronicdevice.
Thisbillalsocreatestheoffenseofunlawfultrackingofamotor
vehicle,whichapersoncommitsifheorsheknowinglyinstalls,
conceals,orotherwiseplacesanelectronictrackingdeviceinor
onamotorvehiclewithouttheconsentofallownersofthevehicle
forthepurposeofmonitoringorfollowinganoccupantofthe
vehicle. Thebillprovidesexceptionstotheoffense. Theoffense
ofunlawfultrackingofamotorvehicleisaclassAmisdemeanor.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthisbillisimportanttoprotect
thesecurityandintegrityofUnitedStatesinfrastructure and
defense. Severalotherstateshavealreadypassedsimilar
legislationprotectingagainstforeignsurveillance.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwasRepresentative Schnelting.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.