SB 1144: Recording of Protective Investigations
GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez
Recording of Protective Investigations; Requiring that interviews conducted pursuant to protective investigations be audio or video recorded; providing exceptions; providing that persons charged with certain criminal offenses do not have standing to object to an investigator’s failure to record such an interview; providing that an investigator’s failure to record such an interview is not grounds for precluding certain statements from certain proceedings, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/12/2026 Senate - Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Criminal Justice; Fiscal Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 1/12/2026 Senate - Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Criminal Justice; Fiscal Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/5/2026 Senate • Filed
1/12/2026 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Criminal Justice; Fiscal Policy
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SB 1144, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/5/2026 at 5:06 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1146 Public Records/Recordings of Protective Investigations Rodriguez Linked Last Action: 1/12/2026 S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Criminal Justice; Fiscal Policy 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Page 1 (pdf)