Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas House Bill HB1219 Compare Versions

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3	3	State of Arkansas 1
4	4	95th General Assembly A Bill 2
5	5	Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1219 3
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7	7	By: Representative R. Scott Richardson 5
8	8	By: Senator C. Penzo 6
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10	10	For An Act To Be Entitled 8
11	11	AN ACT CONCERNING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; TO 9
12	12	REQUIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PUBLIC ENTITIES 10
13	13	THAT EMPLOY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO PROVIDE BODY -11
14	14	WORN CAMERAS; TO REQUIRE THE RECORDING OF LAW 12
15	15	ENFORCEMENT INTERACTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC; TO REQUIRE 13
16	16	RULEMAKING; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 14
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20	20	TO REQUIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND 18
21	21	PUBLIC ENTITIES THAT EMPLOY LAW 19
22	22	ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO PROVIDE BODY -20
23	23	WORN CAMERAS; AND TO REQUIRE THE 21
24	24	RECORDING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERACTION 22
25	25	WITH THE PUBLIC. 23
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27	27	BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 25
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29	29	SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 12, Chapter 6, is amended to add an 27
30	30	additional subchapter to read as follows: 28
31	31	Subchapter 9 — Body-Worn Cameras 29
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33	33	12-6-901. Legislative intent. 31
34	34	It is the intent of the General Assembly to ensure that: 32
35	35	(1) Law enforcement officers and the public are provided the 33
36	36	protection of recorded interactions between law enforcement officers and the 34
37	37	public; and 35
38	38	(2) An accurate record of interactions between law enforcement 36 HB1219
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41	41	officers and the public is available for legal and training purposes. 1
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43	43	12-6-902. Definitions. 3
44	44	As used in this subchapter: 4
45	45	(1)(A) "Law enforcement agency" means any police department, 5
46	46	county sheriff's office, or other public agency, force, or organization whose 6
47	47	primary responsibility is the enforcement of the criminal laws, traffic laws, 7
48	48	highway laws, or game and fish laws of this state. 8
49	49	(B) "Law enforcement agency" includes without limitation a 9
50	50	college or university police department; and 10
51	51	(2)(A) "Law enforcement officer" means a person that is: 11
52	52	(i) Employed by a law enforcement agency or other 12
53	53	public entity; and 13
54	54	(ii) Vested by law with a duty to maintain public 14
55	55	order and make arrests for offenses. 15
56	56	(B) "Law enforcement officer" includes without limitation 16
57	57	a court bailiff, school resource officer, wildlife enforcement officer, game 17
58	58	warden, officer of the State Capitol Police, county sheriff, and chief of 18
59	59	police. 19
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61	61	12-6-903. Body-worn cameras required. 21
62	62	(a) By December 31, 2026, a law enforcement agency or other public 22
63	63	entity that employs a law enforcement officer shall: 23
64	64	(1) Provide a body-worn camera to each law enforcement officer 24
65	65	the law enforcement agency or other public entity employs; 25
66	66	(2) Train each law enforcement officer the law enforcement 26
67	67	agency or other public entity employs in the use of a body -worn camera; and 27
68	68	(3) Enact policies and procedures governing the use of a body -28
69	69	worn camera. 29
70	70	(b) A law enforcement officer shall: 30
71	71	(1) Wear a body-worn camera while on duty; and 31
72	72	(2) Ensure the body -worn camera records all official interaction 32
73	73	between the law enforcement officer and the public while the law enforcement 33
74	74	officer is on duty. 34
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79	79	Any state agency, department, board, or commission that employs a law 1
80	80	enforcement officer, including without limitation constitutional agencies, 2
81	81	shall promulgate rules to implement this subchapter. 3
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83	83	SECTION 2. DO NOT CODIFY. TEMPORARY LANGUAGE. 5
84	84	(a) When adopting the initial rules required under this act, the state 6
85	85	agency, department, board, or commission shall file the final rules with the 7
86	86	Secretary of State for adoption under § 25 -15-204(f): 8
87	87	(1) On or before August 1, 2026; or 9
88	88	(2) If approval under § 10 -3-309 has not occurred by August 1, 10
89	89	2026, as soon as practicable after approval under § 10 -3-309. 11
90	90	(b) The state agency, department, board, or commission shall file the 12
91	91	proposed rules with the Legislative Council under § 10 -3-309(c) sufficiently 13
92	92	in advance of August 1, 2026, so that the Legislative Council may consider 14
93	93	the rules for approval before August 1, 2026. 15
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