A bill restricting cell phone use in locker rooms will move to the state Senate after unanimously passing the Assembly one week ago. Lawmakers aim to make capturing nude images of people without their consent more difficult. The Video Voyeur Bill amends existing laws that prohibit taking a photograph or filming a nude or seminude person without his or her consent and adds stricter penalties to any offender. State Rep. Marlin Schneider, D-Wisconsin Rapids, an outspoken proponent of privacy rights, drafted the bill targeting locker room policy in January. Michael Schoenfield, spokesperson for Schneider, said the bill "covers areas of gray in the legislation," adding the bill solely covers locker rooms and taking pictures. Under the bill, cell phones would be prohibited from use in locker rooms except in an emergency situation. "The thing going on in locker rooms quite extensively is cell phone cameras and taking pictures of people and placing them on the Internet," Schoenfield said. "This is not respectful of people’s privacy.” Schoenfield said Schneider has observed several incidents in the past few years of pictures being taken without consent, and that sparked him to support the privacy legislation. Penalties under the bill could include a fine up to $1,000, 90 days of prison or both. If the illegal image is published, including on the Internet, the offender could be fined up to $10,000 and serve up to nine months of prison. "Enforcement will be done by the courts," Schoenfield said. "People will make a complaint and sue. People will be fined or jailed." Another provision in the bill would require locker rooms to have a written policy on who can enter a locker room to interview individuals and what recording devices may be used after sporting events or in other circumstances. Schoenfield said the bill also requires a sign explicitly prohibiting cell phone use in the locker room. John Horn, director of Recreational Programs and Facilities at the University of Wisconsin, said campus facilities started prohibiting cell phone use in locker rooms about three years ago and have been proactively enforcing the policy since. "In all of our facilities we have signs posted for inside and outside spaces," Horn said. "Immediately, if we find a cell phone used, we get [the person’s] information." If there is still reasonable suspicion a photo was taken, Horn said, the staff would contact the UW Police Department to investigate. Horn said on-campus facilities have had situations involving people talking on cell phones in locker rooms, but no one has ever been caught taking photos or reported having photos taken in the locker room without consent. The Video Voyeur bill will need to be passed through the state Senate and signed by Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle to become law.