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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/22/2026 04:11 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Rules (RC)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)

• Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 506 by Burgess Public Records/Body Camera Recordings Recorded by a Code Inspector Last Action: 2/11/2026 H In Messages	Linked
  H 509 (c1) by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Code Inspector Body Cameras Last Action: 2/10/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar	Identical
  H 511 by Partington Pub. Rec./Code Inspector Body Cameras Last Action: 2/10/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar	Compare
  H 539 by Partington Code Inspector Body Cameras Last Action: 11/25/2025 H Withdrawn prior to introduction	Compare

• Analyses (2)

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  • Rules (Pre-Meeting)   2/2/2026
  • Rules (Post-Meeting)   2/3/2026

• Committee Votes (1)

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  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  2/3/2026 9:00 AM	S 504	Rules	23 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Floor Votes (1)

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  Date	Chamber	Result
  2/11/2026 12:36 PM	Senate	39 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (1)

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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  11/14/2025	S	• Filed
  12/1/2025	S	• Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
  1/8/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/13/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  1/13/2026	S	• Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 • Introduced
  1/14/2026	S	• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  1/16/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/21/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  1/21/2026	S	• CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  1/22/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Rules
  1/29/2026	S	• 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
  2/3/2026	S	• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  2/9/2026	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/11/26
  2/11/2026	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 293 • Read 3rd time -SJ 293 • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 293 • Immediately certified -SJ 299
  2/11/2026	H	• In Messages