Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 929	House Author:  Sherman, Sr. et al.
Effective:  9-1-21	Senate Sponsor:  West et al.

House Bill 929, the Botham Jean Act, amends the Occupations Code to require a law enforcement agency's policy regarding body worn cameras to provide for the collection of the camera and the applicable recorded video and audio as evidence and for a peace officer's duty to keep the camera activated when wearing the camera and actively participating in an investigation. The bill limits the encounters for which an officer may choose not to activate a body worn camera or to discontinue a recording in progress to encounters not related to an investigation.