2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0741: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38, Chapter 1, relative to body cameras for law enforcement officers.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires a law enforcement agency that uses body cameras to adopt a written policy for the use of the cameras by its law enforcement officers; establishes certain requirements for the policies. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 1.

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Bill History

2/3/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Failed in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
3/12/2025
1
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(3/12/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Sam McKenzie
Sam McKenzie
Democrat

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/202531.7 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/3/202531.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/23/2025169.1 KB