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Yes: 181 • No: 2
TennesseeHB 1718114th General Assembly (2025-2026)House
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 10 and Title 41, relative to body cameras.
Sponsored By: Fred Atchley (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Correctional Programs
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Bill Overview
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5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 2 mixed.
Fast review and sharing of footage
The Department of Correction assigns staff to review recordings of incidents that are or may be unlawful or abusive. Reviews must finish no later than five business days after any needed investigation. Recordings that must be shared or may be requested are stored securely for at least one year; other recordings can be deleted no earlier than seven days after review. The department must send parts showing possible unlawful or abusive activity to the district attorney within 48 hours after review. Any prosecutor can request recordings, and the department must provide them within 48 hours or by the deadline the prosecutor sets. These rules apply July 1, 2026 through July 1, 2027.
Contractor pays for cameras and data
The prison contractor must buy enough body cameras and pay for data storage and maintenance. The contractor must send body‑camera footage to the Department of Correction as soon as practicable. These duties start July 1, 2026 and end July 1, 2027.
Officers at one prison must wear cameras
Beginning July 1, 2026, correctional officers at a covered facility must wear body cameras while on duty. They must record when in contact with an inmate or when they reasonably expect contact. The covered facility is an adult prison on public property, holding Tennessee Department of Correction inmates, run by a prison contractor. It must be in a county with a metropolitan government and a 2020 census population between 11,600 and 11,616. These rules end July 1, 2027.
Prison body-cam videos stay confidential
Body‑camera recordings under this program are confidential and not open to the public. They can be released to law enforcement and prosecutors, or by subpoena or court order when relevant to a case. A judge may issue a protective order to limit who sees them. Sharing one segment does not make the rest public. These rules apply from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2027.
Program runs July 2026 to 2027
The body‑camera program starts July 1, 2026. All of its rules end on July 1, 2027.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Fred Atchley
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Rebecca K Alexander
Republican • House
Clark Boyd
Republican • House
Rush Bricken
Republican • House
Ed Butler
Republican • House
Kip Capley
Republican • House
Michele Carringer
Republican • House
Jesse Chism
Democrat • House
John Ray Clemmons
Democrat • House
Mark Cochran
Republican • House
John Crawford
Republican • House
Vincent Dixie
Democrat • House
Clay Doggett
Republican • House
Rick Eldridge
Republican • House
Andrew Farmer
Republican • House
Rusty Grills
Republican • House
Michael Hale
Republican • House
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican • House
Gary Hicks
Republican • House
Gary Hicks
Republican • House
Dan Howell
Republican • House
Justin Lafferty
Republican • House
Michael Lankford
Republican • House
Mary Littleton
Republican • House
Brock Martin
Republican • House
Jake McCalmon
Republican • House
Larry J. Miller
Democrat • House
Bo Mitchell
Democrat • House
Jerome Moon
Republican • House
Antonio Parkinson
Democrat • House
Jason Powell
Democrat • House
Jay D. Reedy
Republican • House
Iris Rudder
Republican • House
Lowell Russell
Republican • House
Rick Scarbrough
Republican • House
Johnny Shaw
Democrat • House
Paul Sherrell
Republican • House
Tom Stinnett
Republican • House
Chris Todd
Republican • House
Dave Wright
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/22/2026
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2026
Yes: 31 • No: 0
House vote • 4/21/2026
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026
Yes: 84 • No: 2
House vote • 4/16/2026
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 4/14/2026
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE
Yes: 12 • No: 0
House vote • 4/14/2026
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Yes: 25 • No: 0
House vote • 3/31/2026
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Yes: 23 • No: 0
House vote • 3/18/2026
HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE
Yes: 6 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor.
5/7/2026Transmitted to Governor for his action.
5/6/2026HouseSigned by Senate Speaker
5/5/2026SenateSigned by H. Speaker
4/30/2026HouseEnrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
4/28/2026HouseReceived from House, Passed on First Consideration
4/22/2026SenateSenate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
4/22/2026SenateAmendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA1075)
4/22/2026SenateAmendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0815)
4/22/2026SenatePassed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
4/22/2026SenateAm. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0916)
4/21/2026HouseH. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1149)
4/21/2026HousePassed H., as am., Ayes 84, Nays 2, PNV 0
4/21/2026HouseSponsor(s) Added.
4/21/2026HouseEngrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
4/21/2026HouseRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/14/2026HousePlaced on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026
4/14/2026HouseSponsor(s) Added.
4/14/2026HouseRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/14/2026HousePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026
4/14/2026HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
4/14/2026HouseAction Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/15/2026
4/8/2026HousePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
4/8/2026HouseAssigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
4/1/2026HousePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
4/1/2026House
Bill Text
HA1149 (Substitute)
4/21/2026
Fiscal Note
HA0916
Introduced
SA0815
SA1075
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