CS/SB 504: Code Inspector Body Cameras
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; 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.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/29/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 1/29/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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 |
| 1/16/2026 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/21/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| 1/21/2026 | Senate |
• CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 |
| 1/22/2026 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Rules |
| 1/29/2026 | Senate |
• CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
