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Yes: 181 • No: 2
TennesseeHB 1718114th General Assembly (2025-2026)HouseWALLET
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 10 and Title 41, relative to body cameras.
Sponsored By: Fred Atchley, Fred (Republican)
Became Law
Correctional Programs
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Bill Overview
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5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 2 mixed.
Fast review and handoff of footage
Beginning July 1, 2026, the Department of Correction must assign staff to review body‑cam videos of incidents that may be unlawful, abusive, or require a report or discipline. Reviews must be finished within five business days after any needed investigation. Videos that must be sent or may be requested must be stored safely and kept at least one year and be ready to transmit. Other videos can be deleted no earlier than seven days after review. Parts of videos showing possible unlawful or abusive conduct must be sent to the district attorney within 48 hours after review. Any prosecutor can request recordings, and the department must provide them within 48 hours or on the timeline the prosecutor sets.
Prison contractors must fund cameras
Beginning July 1, 2026, the prison contractor at a covered facility must buy enough body cameras and pay for data storage and upkeep. The contractor must send footage to the Tennessee Department of Correction as soon as practicable. These funding and transmission duties last until July 1, 2027.
Body cameras required for some prison staff
Beginning July 1, 2026, some adult prisons are covered. The prison must be on public land, be in a metro county with 11,600–11,616 people in the 2020 (or later) census, house state inmates, and use a private prison contractor. Covered staff are employees on a security post whose title is correctional officer, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, correctional counselor, or unit manager. Those officers must wear a body camera and keep it recording any time they are on duty and in contact with, or expect contact with, an inmate. These rules last until July 1, 2027.
Body-cam rules end July 2027
Beginning July 1, 2026, the new body‑camera rules take effect. They are repealed on July 1, 2027. After that date, the part’s requirements no longer apply.
Body-cam videos are confidential
Beginning July 1, 2026, body‑cam recordings made under this law are confidential and not open to public inspection. They can be released when relevant to a civil or criminal case, to law enforcement agencies, to prosecutors, or under a court order or subpoena. A court may issue a protective order to limit further sharing.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Fred Atchley, Fred
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Rebecca K. Alexander, Rebecca K.
Republican • House
Clark Boyd, Clark
Republican • House
Rush Bricken, Rush
Republican • House
Ed Butler, Ed
Republican • House
Kip Capley, Kip
Republican • House
Michele Carringer, Michele
Republican • House
Jesse Chism, Jesse
Democrat • House
John Ray Clemmons, John Ray
Democrat • House
Mark Cochran, Mark
Republican • House
John Crawford, John
Republican • House
Vincent Dixie, Vincent
Democrat • House
Clay Doggett, Clay
Republican • House
Rick Eldridge, Rick
Republican • House
Andrew Farmer, Andrew
Republican • House
Rusty Grills, Rusty
Republican • House
Michael Hale, Michael
Republican • House
Esther Helton-Haynes, Esther
Republican • House
Gary Hicks, Gary
Republican • House
Gary Hicks, Gary
Republican • House
Dan Howell, Dan
Republican • House
Justin Lafferty, Justin
Republican • House
Michael Lankford, Michael
Republican • House
Mary Littleton, Mary
Republican • House
Brock Martin, Brock
Republican • House
Jake McCalmon, Jake
Republican • House
Larry J. Miller, Larry J.
Democrat • House
Bo Mitchell, Bo
Democrat • House
Jerome Moon, Jerome
Republican • House
Antonio Parkinson, Antonio
Democrat • House
Jason Powell, Jason
Democrat • House
Jay D. Reedy, Jay D.
Republican • House
Iris Rudder, Iris
Republican • House
Lowell Russell, Lowell
Republican • House
Rick Scarbrough, Rick
Republican • House
Johnny Shaw, Johnny
Democrat • House
Paul Sherrell, Paul
Republican • House
Tom Stinnett, Tom
Republican • House
Chris Todd, Chris
Republican • House
Dave Wright, Dave
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
Pub. Ch. 956
5/18/2026Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
5/18/2026Signed 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
4/8/2026House
Bill Text
HA1149 (Substitute)
4/21/2026
Enrolled / Public Chapter
Fiscal Note
HA0916
Introduced
SA0815
SA1075
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