The California Senate approved a bill that would make it a crime for first responders to take pictures of deceased individuals for reasons other than official investigations, the Los Angeles Times reports. The bill still needs Gov. Gavin Newsom’s, D-Calif., signature. It was introduced by Assemblyman Mike Gipson, D-Carson, after the sheriff’s deputies shared photos from the helicopter crash that killed NBA Lakers star Kobe Bryant, which Carson said “highlighted a problem that demands a strong remedy.”
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