HB 195 DE

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This Act requires certain police officers and some certain employees of the Department of Correction and Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families to wear a body worn camera and to use the body worn camera to record interactions with a member of the public in accordance with the regulations to be established by the Council on Police Training. This Act requires state agencies to implement the statewide body worn camera program through the procurement of cameras, development of a central data storage program, and provision of necessary personnel as funding is available. This Act tasks the Council on Police Training with creating and promulgating regulations setting forth standards for body worn camera use by Delaware’s police officers and some certain employees of the Department of Correction and Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families with the goal of ensuring widespread and consistent use of body worn cameras in 2022. This Act also makes changes to the membership of the Council on Police Training by adding the following members to the Council: the Chairs of the House and Senate Public Safety Committees, 2 public members unaffiliated with law enforcement appointed by the Governor each for a 3-year term. This bill also changes the membership of the Council by changing two positions to be permanently held by mayors from Kent or Sussex County. The bill also changes the quorum from 7 to 9 members. The bill requires the Council to hold a minimum of two public meetings to solicit public input into the development of the regulations.

• Sherry Dorsey Walker · primary
• Darius J. Brown Democratic · primary
• Marie Pinkney Democratic · primary
• Franklin D. Cooke Democratic · primary
• Sean M. Lynn Democratic · primary
• Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic · primary

1. May 6, 2021 Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House · lower
2. May 12, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · lower
3. May 13, 2021 Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House · lower
4. Jun 3, 2021 Amendment HA 1 to HB 195 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
5. Jun 4, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · lower
6. Jun 11, 2021 Amendment HA 2 to HB 195 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
7. Jun 17, 2021 Amendment HA 2 to HB 195 - Passed In House by Voice Vote · lower
8. Jun 17, 2021 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES · lower
9. Jun 17, 2021 Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate · upper
10. Jun 17, 2021 Re-Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · upper
11. Jun 23, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits · upper
12. Jun 23, 2021 Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate · upper
13. Jun 24, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · upper
14. Jun 24, 2021 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
15. Jul 21, 2021 Signed by Governor · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Bill Text · PDF
• HA 2 to HB 195 · PDF
• HA 2 to HB 195 · HTML