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.
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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
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
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CS/SB 504, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/22/2026 at 4:11 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None 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: 1/21/2026 S Now in Rules 
H 509 (c1) Code Inspector Body Cameras Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 1/16/2026 H Now in State Affairs Committee
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H 539 Code Inspector Body Cameras Partington Compare Last Action: 11/25/2025 H Withdrawn prior to introduction
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 162.41 Page 1 (pdf) -
SB 504, Original Filed Version Posted 11/14/2025 at 3:34 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | 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: 1/21/2026 S Now in Rules
H 509 (c1) Code Inspector Body Cameras Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 1/16/2026 H Now in State Affairs Committee
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 Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 936954 - Amendment
Delete lines 48 - 51 and insert:Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
(Burgess)1/20/2026
1:01 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
1/21/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 1/13/2026 1:30 PM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays 1/21/2026 1:30 PM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 162.41 Page 1 (pdf)