CS/HB 509: Code Inspector Body Cameras

GENERAL BILL by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, Partington; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Kendall

Code Inspector Body Cameras; Requires governmental entity that permits its code inspectors to wear body cameras to establish certain policies & procedures; requires such governmental entity to ensure that certain training occurs, to retain certain data in accordance with public records laws, & to perform periodic review of actual body camera practices; provides that certain provisions relating to interception of wire, electronic, & oral communications do not apply to body camera recordings made by code inspectors.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/14/2026 01:55 PM

• Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 511 by Partington Pub. Rec./Code Inspector Body Cameras Last Action: 2/10/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar	Linked
  S 504 (c1) by Burgess Code Inspector Body Cameras Last Action: 2/11/2026 H In Messages	Identical
  H 539 by Partington Code Inspector Body Cameras Last Action: 11/25/2025 H Withdrawn prior to introduction	Compare
  S 506 by Burgess Public Records/Body Camera Recordings Recorded by a Code Inspector Last Action: 2/11/2026 H In Messages	Compare

• Analyses (1)

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  • State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting)   2/10/2026

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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  11/21/2025	H	• Filed
  12/3/2025	H	• Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  1/12/2026	H	• Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/14/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  1/15/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  1/16/2026	H	• Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in State Affairs Committee
  2/6/2026	H	• Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
  2/10/2026	H	• Favorable by State Affairs Committee • Reported out of State Affairs Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar