# Tennessee HB 1718: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 10 and Title 41, relative to body cameras. Tennessee HB 1718, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 10 and Title 41, relative to body cameras., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-18 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1718-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 1718 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 10 and Title 41, relative to body cameras. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-20 - Last action: 2026-05-18, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 39 - Subjects: Correctional Programs - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (181 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Prison contractors pay for body cameras: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, prison contractors must buy enough body cameras for covered officers and pay storage and maintenance costs. Covered facilities are adult prisons on public property holding state inmates served by a contractor. They must be in metropolitan-government counties with 11,600 to 1… - Prison cameras required, but footage stays confidential: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, covered correctional officers must continuously record while on duty and in contact with, or positioned to contact, inmates. This applies only to adult prisons on public property that hold state inmates served by a prison contractor. The prison must be in a metropolitan-gove… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Clark Boyd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ed Butler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michele Carringer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jesse Chism (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: John Ray Clemmons (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Vincent Dixie (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Clay Doggett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Farmer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gary Hicks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim Hicks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Justin Lafferty (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Lankford (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Greg Martin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Larry J. Miller (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Bo Mitchell (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Jerome Moon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Antonio Parkinson (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Jason Powell (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Iris Rudder (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Scarbrough (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Johnny Shaw (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tom Stinnett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dave Wright (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 84 | 2 | | | 2026-04-16 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-14 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-04-14 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2026-03-31 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Bill text - HA1149 (Substitute), 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1149.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0956.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1718.pdf) - HA0916: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0916.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1718.pdf) - SA0815: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0815.pdf) - SA1075: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1075.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (failed) - HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (failed) - HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (failed) - HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, relative to motor vehicle financial responsibility. (failed) - HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to infrastructure development distric… (failed) - HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (failed) ## Sources - [HA1149 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1149.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0956.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1718.pdf) - [HA0916 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0916.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1718.pdf) - [SA0815 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0815.pdf) - [SA1075 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1075.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1720-2025-2026) - [HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1710-2025-2026) - [HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1667-2025-2026) - [HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1690-2025-2026) - [HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1681-2025-2026) - [HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1380-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1718-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).