,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dfif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #h1 #bjbf,mr4    
,blum5?al introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% an  
express cause ( action = violations ( ! 
"r to record1 obs]ve1 or peacefully     
prote/ law en=cem5t activities1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,"r to ,record ,act (      
#bjbf4  #b4 ,s5se ( congress reg>d+ fir/
 am5dm5t & "r to record1 obs]ve1 or     
peacefully prote/  7a7 ,s5se ( congress 
,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 !     
,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates protects1 among o!r ?+s1 !
 "r to record law en=cem5t (fic]s & o!r 
public (ficials 9 public view1 obs]ve ! 
actions ( law en=cem5t (fic]s & o!r     
public (ficials 9 public view1 prote/   
peacefully1 & engage 9 o!r expressive   
activities2 &  7#b7 :ile ! ,fir/        
,am5dm5t already protects ! "r to       
record1 obs]ve1 or peacefully prote/ law

 en=cem5t1 ,congress c enhance ! rem$ies
 available to individuals :o are depriv$
 ( ?is "r by e/abli%+ an express        
/atutory cause ( action = su* rights    
violations4  #c4 ,"r to record1 obs]ve1 
or peacefully prote/ law en=cem5t       
activities  7a7 ,"r ,to record1 obs]ve1 
or peacefully prote/ law en=cem5t       
activities ,a p]son has ! "r to record1 
obs]ve1 or peacefully prote/ law        
en=cem5t activities1 except 9 cases     
describ$ "u subsection 7c74  7b7  ,cause
 ( action  7#a7  ,liability ( (fic]s    
,any ,f$]al law en=cem5t (fic] :o1 :ile 
act+ "u color ( law1 violates a p]son's 
"r to record1 obs]ve1 or peacefully     
prote/ law en=cem5t activities %all be  
liable to ! p>ty injur$ 9 a civil action
 ) respect to su* violation 9 !         
appropriate di/rict c\rt = r$ress1      
includ+ an aw>d ( ! great] ( actual     
damages or /atutory damages 9 ! am\nt ( 
#be1jjj = ea* violation1 & punitive     
damages up to #ajj1jjj = ea* violation  
engag$ 9 ) malice or reckless disreg>d =

 ! f$]ally protect$ rights ( ! p>ty     
injur$4  7#b7  ,liability ( ! unit$     
/ates  ,if1 :ile act+ "u color ( law1   
any ,f$]al law en=cem5t (fic] violates a
 p]son's "r to record1 obs]ve1 or       
peacefully prote/ law en=cem5t          
activities1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all be     
liable to ! p>ty injur$ = ! conduct ( ! 
(fic] 9 a civil action ) respect to su* 
violation 9 ! appropriate di/rict c\rt =
 r$ress1 includ+ ! great] ( an aw>d (   
actual damages or /atutory damages 9 !  
am\nt ( #be1jjj = ea* violation1 &      
punitive damages up to #ajj1jjj = ea*   
violation engag$ 9 ) malice or reckless 
disreg>d = ! f$]ally protect$ rights ( !
 p>ty injur$1 reg>dless ( :e!r a policy 
or cu/om ( ! ,f$]al law en=cem5t ag5cy t
 employs or contracts ) ! (fic] caus$ ! 
violation1 & reg>dless ( :e!r ! (fic]   
has any def5se or immunity f suit or    
liability4 ,?is p>agraph %all con/itute 
a waiv] ( sov]eign immunity ) respect to
 ,f$]al law en=cem5t ag5cies = any claim
 br\ght "u ?is ,act4 ,no?+ 9 ?is        

p>agraph %all be con/ru$ to limit or    
preclude any legal1 equitable1 or o!r   
rem$y t is available1 "u ?is section or 
"u any o!r s\rce ( law1 aga9/ an        
individual (fic]4  7#c7  ,violations  ,a
 violation ( ! "r to record1 obs]ve1 or 
peacefully prote/ law en=cem5t          
activities includes ! foll[+3  7,a7     
,prev5t+ or attempt+ to prev5t a p]son f
 record+1 obs]v+1 or peacefully prote/+ 
law en=cem5t activities4  7,b7 ,?reat5+1
 intimidat+1 or co]c+ a p]son ) any     
negative consequ5ces1 includ+ ! addition
 ( ! p]sonal in=mation or biometric     
*>act]i/ics ( ! p]son into any database1
 9 response to ! p]son's record+1       
obs]v+1 or peacefully prote/+ law       
en=cem5t activities4  7,c7 ,pursu+ a    
p]son to a diff]5t location because !   
p]son record$1 obs]v$1 or peacefully    
prote/$ law en=cem5t activities4  7,d7  
,attempt+ to surveil or use surveillance
 p[]s to attempt to id5tify a p]son 9   
ord] to intimidate or take o!r          
retaliatory action aga9/ t p]son because

 ! p]son record$1 obs]v$1 or peacefully 
prote/$ law en=cem5t activities4  7,e7  
,comm&+ t a p]son cease record+1 obs]v+1
 or peacefully prote/+ law en=cem5t     
activities :5 ! p]son 0 n prohibit$ by  
law or c\rt ord] to engage 9 su*        
activities4  7,f7 ,/opp+1 seiz+1 se>*+1 
ticket+1 or arre/+ a p]son because !    
p]son record$1 obs]v$1 or peacefully    
prote/$ law en=cem5t activities4  7,g7  
,dem&+ to see ! id5tification ( a p]son 
or int]rogat+ or o!rwise h>ass+ a p]son 
because ! p]son record$1 obs]v$1 or     
peacefully prote/$ law en=cem5t         
activities4  7,h7 ,unlawfully seiz+     
prop]ty or in/rum5ts us$ by a p]son to  
record1 obs]ve1 or peacefully prote/ law
 en=cem5t activities4  7,i7 ,unlawfully 
de/roy+ or seiz+ a record$ image or     
record$ images ( law en=cem5t           
activities1 or copy+ su* a record+ ( law
 en=cem5t activities1 )\t ! cons5t ( !  
p]son :o record$ x or )\t approval f an 
appropriate c\rt4  7,j7 ,o!rwise        
retaliat+ aga9/ a p]son because ! p]son 

record$1 obs]v$1 or peacefully prote/$  
law en=cem5t activities4  7c7           
,limitation  7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,except z  
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 a p]son has no 
"r to record1 obs]ve1 or peacefully     
prote/ law en=cem5t activities pursuant 
to subsection 7a7 if ! p]son physically 
re/ricts or re/ra9s an (fic] tak+       
(ficial actions :ile act+ "u color (    
law4  7#b7  ,exception  ,p>agraph 7#a7  
%all n apply to ! m]e act ( record+1    
obs]v+1 or peacefully prote/+ law       
en=cem5t activities1 or position+       
oneself to record1 obs]ve1 or peacefully
 prote/ law en=cem5t activities1 ev5 if 
su* action is tak5 close to1 9 front (1 
or ne> ! expect$ pa? ( an (fic] act+ "u 
color ( law4  7d7  ,attorney's fees &   
co/s  ,! c\rt %all aw>d reasonable      
attorney's fees & co/s to a prevail+    
pla9tiff4  7e7  ,tra9+  ,n lat] ?an #a  
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &
 annually !reaft]1 ! head ( ea* ,f$]al  
law en=cem5t ag5cy %all provide to e    
,f$]al law en=cem5t (fic] tra9+ on h[ to

 en=ce ! law :ile respect+ ! "r to      
record1 obs]ve1 or peacefully prote/ law
 en=cem5t activities4  7f7  ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,f$]al law en=cem5t
 ag5cy ,! t]m ,f$]al law en=cem5t ag5cy 
means any ag5cy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
au?oriz$ to en=ce ,f$]al crim9al law or 
,f$]al immigration law4  7#b7  ,f$]al   
law en=cem5t (fic]  ,! t]m ,f$]al law   
en=cem5t (fic]-- 7,a7 has ! mean+ giv5 !
 t]m 9 section #aae ( title #ah1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 includes an       
immigration (fic]4  7#c7 ,immigration   
(fic] ,! t]m immigration (fic] has !    
mean+ giv5 ! t]m immigration (fic] 9    
section #aja ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74 
7#d7  ,law en=cem5t activities  ,! t]m  
law en=cem5t activities means ! (ficial 
actions tak5 9 public view by an (fic]  
act+ "u color ( law4  7#e7  ,obs]ve  ,! 
t]m obs]ve means to wat* or o!rwise     
p]ceive4  7#f7 ,peacefully prote/ ,! t]m
 peacefully prote/ means to engage 9    
con/itutionally protect$ expression or  

assembly4  7#g7  ,public view  ,! t]m   
public view means any?+ t c be se5 f any
 place :]e an individual _c be deem$ to 
be trespass+1 includ+ p>ks1 sidewalks1 &
 roads1 or a privately own$ place :]e ! 
individual is lawfully pres5t4  7#h7    
,record  ,! t]m record means creat+ a   
writt51 visual1 or audio record4  #d4   
,rules ( con/ruction  7a7 ,broad        
con/ruction ,?is ,act %all be con/ru$ 9 
favor ( a broad protection ( ! "r to    
record1 obs]ve1 or peacefully prote/ law
 en=cem5t activities & ! "r to access & 
docum5t in=mation ab\t matt]s ( public  
int]e/1 to ! maximum ext5t p]mitt$ by ! 
t]ms ( ?is ,act & ! ,con/itution ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,no dim9i%m5t ( o!r 
fir/ am5dm5t rights & rem$ies ,no?+ 9   
?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to-- 7#a7      
dim9i% con/itutional & /atutory         
protections = any activity outside !    
scope ( ?is ,act t is o!rwise cov]$ by !
 ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 preclude any cause 
( action t may arise "u ! laws ( !      

,unit$ ,/ates1 a ,/ate1 or a unit (     
local gov]nm5t = any violation ( su*    
,fir/ ,am5dm5t rights2 or  7#c7 limit or
 preclude any legal1 equitable1 or o!r  
rem$y t is available 9 any action = any 
violation ( su* ,fir/ ,am5dm5t rights4  
7c7 ,no preclusion ( o!r causes ( action
 ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to    
preclude any o!r cause ( action t may   
arise "u ! laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 a    
,/ate1 or a unit ( local gov]nm5t = any 
violation by an (fic] act+ "u color (   
law ( ! "r to record1 obs]ve1 or        
peacefully prote/ law en=cem5t          
activities4