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SB 418: Law Enforcement Officer Body Cameras

GENERAL BILL by Smith ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Thompson ; Gibson ; Evers

Law Enforcement Officer Body Cameras; Requiring a law enforcement agency that authorizes its law enforcement officers to wear body cameras to establish policies and procedures addressing the proper use, maintenance, and storage of body cameras and the data recorded by body cameras; requiring such policies and procedures to include specified information; requiring that data recorded by body cameras be retained in accordance with specified requirements, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/4/2016 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 93 (Ch. 2016-76) -SJ 665
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/2/2015 Senate • Filed
10/9/2015 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy -SJ 33
1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 33
1/27/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/01/16, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
2/1/2016 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 290
2/2/2016 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 290
2/11/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/16/16, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
2/16/2016 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 423
• Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 423
2/19/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/24/2016 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 494
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 494
3/2/2016 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/16
3/4/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 665
• Substituted HB 93 -SJ 665
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 93 (Ch. 2016-76) -SJ 665