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CS/CS/CS/HB 57: Law Enforcement Officer Body Cameras

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Appropriations Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Jones, S. ; Williams ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell ; Jones, M. ; Lee ; McGhee ; Van Zant ; Watson, B.

Law Enforcement Officer Body Cameras; Requires law enforcement agency that permits its officers to wear body cameras to establish policies & procedures addressing proper use, maintenance, & storage of body cameras & data recorded by body cameras; requires such policies & procedures to include specified information; requires such law enforcement agency to ensure that specified personnel are trained; requires that data recorded by body cameras be retained in accordance with specified requirements; requires periodic review of agency body camera practices to ensure conformity with policies & procedures.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/4/2014 House • Filed
12/19/2014 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 10
2/4/2015 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 02/11/15, 3:30 pm, Sumner Hall
2/11/2015 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 134
2/13/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2/18/2015 House • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 131
3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 10
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 123
3/17/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 03/19/15, 3:00 pm, Webster Hall
3/19/2015 House • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 28 NAYS 0 -HJ 291
3/23/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 288
3/27/2015 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 343
4/10/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/14/15, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
4/14/2015 House • CS/CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 551
4/15/2015 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 547
4/16/2015 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 588
4/22/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/15
4/24/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 828
• Read 3rd time -HJ 828
• CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 828
4/24/2015 Senate • In Messages -SJ 640
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Fiscal Policy -SJ 640
• Received -SJ 640
5/1/2015 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice