SB 504: Code Inspector Body Cameras
GENERAL BILL by Burgess
Code Inspector Body Cameras; Requiring a governmental entity that permits its code inspectors to wear body cameras to establish certain policies and procedures; requiring such governmental entity to ensure that certain training occurs, to retain certain data in accordance with public records laws, and to perform a periodic review of actual body camera practices; providing that certain provisions relating to the interception of wire, electronic, and oral communications do not apply to body camera recordings made by code inspectors, etc.
Last Action: 1/14/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/14/2025 Senate • Filed
12/1/2025 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
1/8/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/13/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/13/2026 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
• Introduced
1/14/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
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SB 504, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/14/2025 at 3:34 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/12/2026 (pdf)
Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (4)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 506 Public Records/Body Camera Recordings Recorded by a Code Inspector Burgess Linked Last Action: 1/14/2026 S Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
H 509 (c1) Code Inspector Body Cameras Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 1/14/2026 H CS Filed
H 511 Pub. Rec./Code Inspector Body Cameras Partington Compare Last Action: 1/14/2026 H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
H 539 Code Inspector Body Cameras Partington Compare Last Action: 11/25/2025 H Withdrawn prior to introduction
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/13/2026 1:30 PM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 162.41 Page 1 (pdf)