SB1976

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38, Chapter 1, relative to body cameras for law enforcement officers.

Introduced·1/22/26

Tennessee SB1976 amends law enforcement body camera policies, requiring training, specific use guidelines, and retention periods for recordings.

Tennessee SB1976 amends the state's body camera regulations for law enforcement officers. It mandates that officers receive written policy and training before using body cameras. Only officers authorized to conduct searches and arrests can wear body cameras, excluding undercover officers. The bill outlines specific scenarios where body cameras must be activated and deactivated, including during arrests and when entering private residences without a warrant. It also requires officers to ask subjects if they want the camera turned off.

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Where it stands

Current
Judiciary Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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1
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Calendar

Mar 23

12:00 PM

Senate Judiciary Hearing

History

Mar 25

Senate

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

Mar 24

Senate

Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

Mar 24

Senate

Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2026