CS/CS/CS/SB 248 (2015) -  Public Records/Body Camera Recording Made by a Law Enforcement Officer

General Bill by Rules and Governmental Oversight and Accountability and Criminal Justice and Smith (CO-SPONSORS) Thompson; Soto; Stargel
Public Records/Body Camera Recording Made by a Law Enforcement Officer: Providing that a body camera recording is confidential and exempt from public records requirements under certain circumstances; providing exceptions; requiring a law enforcement agency to retain body camera recordings for at least a specified period; providing for retroactive application; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015
Last Event: 05/22/15 Chapter No. 2015-41 on Friday, May 22, 2015 9:25 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 02/16/15 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 1
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 03/17/15 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 1
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/02/15 11:30 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 12   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 581 Subject: Public Records/Audio & Video Recordings Made by Law Enforcement Officers Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 852 Subject: Public Records/Audio or Video Recording Made by a Law Enforcement Officer Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Enrolled
  • Engrossed 1
  • Committee Substitute 3
    • A 147800 , Smith Date Filed: 04/14/15, Line#: 44 Senate: Adopted 4/14/2015 12:00:32 PM
    • A 870948 , Smith Date Filed: 04/14/15, Line#: 116 Senate: Adopted 4/14/2015 12:00:54 PM
    • A 199882 , Bradley Date Filed: 04/13/15, Line#: 121 Senate: Adopted 4/14/2015 11:59:46 AM
  • Committee Substitute 2
    • D 108082 , Rules, Gibson Date Filed: 04/01/15, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/02/2015 03:16 PM
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • D 252982 , Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Ring Date Filed: 03/09/15, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Substitute Amendment 03/17/2015 11:35 AM
    • AA 968344 , Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Legg Date Filed: 03/16/15, Line#: 45 Senate(c): Withdrawn 03/17/2015 11:35 AM
    • SD 328126 , Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Ring Date Filed: 03/16/15, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/17/2015 11:35 AM
    • ASA 864868 , Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Ring Date Filed: 03/17/15, Line#: 24 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/17/2015 11:35 AM
  • Original Filed Version
    • P 268366 , Criminal Justice Date Filed: 02/13/15, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/16/2015 06:52 PM
    • A 954072 , Criminal Justice, Brandes Date Filed: 02/16/15, Line#: 74 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/16/2015 06:52 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 5/27/2015 2:08:46 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 5/5/2015 4:16:38 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/2/2015 5:20:00 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/30/2015 2:05:46 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 3/19/2015 8:07:59 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 3/16/2015 8:23:15 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/17/2015 11:30:56 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/16/2015 7:03:41 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/13/2015 2:23:44 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/22/2015 01:32 PM   Yeas: 36 Nays: 2 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 7] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 04/24/2015 03:59 PM   Yeas: 112 Nays: 2 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 356] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2015-41 Time: 05/22/2015 - 9:25 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 05/21/2015 - 2:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 05/07/2015 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 655 Time: 04/24/2015 - 5:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/24/2015 - 5:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 2 Time: 04/24/2015 - 3:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/24/2015 - 3:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/24/2015 - 3:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/22/2015 - 8:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2015) Time: 04/22/2015 - 5:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/22/2015 - 5:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/22/2015 - 2:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 2 -SJ 483 Time: 04/22/2015 - 1:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 483 Time: 04/22/2015 - 1:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/14/2015 - 12:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 415 Time: 04/14/2015 - 12:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (147800, 199882, 870948) -SJ 415 Time: 04/14/2015 - 11:59 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 415 Time: 04/14/2015 - 11:57 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/14/15 Time: 04/09/2015 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 353 Time: 04/07/2015 - 5:16 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c3
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 351 Time: 04/07/2015 - 10:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/03/2015 - 3:03 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c3
Event: S CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 351 Time: 04/02/2015 - 1:47 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/02/15, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/30/2015 - 1:49 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 228 Time: 03/23/2015 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c2
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 227 Time: 03/19/2015 - 6:04 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/19/2015 - 9:28 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 227 Time: 03/17/2015 - 10:48 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/17/15, 9:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building Time: 03/12/2015 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/10/15, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building --Not Considered Time: 03/05/2015 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 151 Time: 03/03/2015 - 9:30 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 48 Time: 03/03/2015 - 7:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Time: 02/18/2015 - 3:23 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S Remaining references corrected to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 157 Time: 02/18/2015 - 3:23 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S Original reference(s) removed: Community Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations Time: 02/18/2015 - 3:23 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/17/2015 - 11:51 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 159 Time: 02/16/2015 - 6:42 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/16/15, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 02/09/2015 - 12:52 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Community Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 48 Time: 01/15/2015 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/07/2015 - 8:35 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
119.071 CS/CS/HB 93, CS/HB 141, CS/SB 144, CS/HB 171, CS/CS/CS/HB 185, HB 467, CS/CS/CS/SB 566, HB 581, CS/CS/SB 674, SB 852, CS/HB 1015, CS/SB 1108, SB 1272, SB 1322, CS/CS/CS/SB 1324, HB 4003, HB 7065