S08172Introduced in the Senate
Prohibits employees of the department of corrections and community supervision or a correctional facility from willfully obstructing, blocking or otherwise obscuring a body-worn or stationary camera from recording activities within a correctional facility for the purpose of hindering an existing or potential investigation, concealing a crime or criminal activity, or concealing otherwise unlawful behavior.
Introduced by Cordell Cleare, District 30
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Prohibits employees of the department of corrections and community supervision or a correctional facility from willfully obstructing, blocking or otherwise obscuring a body-worn or stationary camera from recording activities within a correctional facility for the purpose of hindering an existing or potential investigation, concealing a crime or criminal activity, or concealing otherwise unlawful behavior.
Where it stands
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
January 7, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Senate Rules Committee Vote · June 11, 2025
20
Yes
0
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
21 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Gianaris | 12 | Yes |
| Leroy Comrie | 14 | Yes |
| Joseph Addabbo | 15 | Yes |
| John Liu | 16 | Yes |
| Zellnor Myrie | 20 | Absent |
| Kevin Parker | 21 | Yes |
| Andrew Lanza | 24 | Yes |
| Liz Krueger | 28 | Yes |
| Luis Sepulveda | 32 | Yes |
| Nathalia Fernandez | 34 | Yes |
Bill history
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
PRINT NUMBER 8172A
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
PRINT NUMBER 8172B
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1855
PASSED SENATE
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
referred to correction
died in assembly
returned to senate
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
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