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TN SB1820

TN SB1820
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 10 and Title 41, relative to body cameras.


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Introduced
01/20/2026
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

114th General Assembly

Bill Summary

As introduced, requires the department of correction to study the cost of equipping correctional officers and employees of prison contractors with body cameras who work at Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility and report its findings to the chairs of the appropriate standing committees of the legislature not later than July 1, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 10 and Title 41.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Tennessee Department of Correction to study the costs associated with providing body cameras to correctional officers and employees of private prison contractors who work at a specific adult correctional facility. This facility is defined as one located on public property, housing inmates under the department's custody, and operated by a private contractor, specifically within a county with a metropolitan government and a population between 11,600 and 11,616 according to the 2020 federal census or later. The department must then report its findings on these costs to the chairs of the relevant legislative committees, specifically the Senate State and Local Government Committee and the House of Representatives committee overseeing corrections, by July 1, 2026, with the report being allowed to be submitted electronically.

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Government Affairs

Sponsors (33)

Last Action

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (on 01/22/2026)

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