Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT MANDATING LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL TO WEAR A BODY CAMERA DURING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SPECIAL POLICE OPERATIONS
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Date filed
July 1, 2019
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00032 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT MANDATING LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL TO WEAR A BODY CAMERA DURING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SPECIAL POLICE OPERATIONS | |
| SHORT TITLE : Mandating Law Enforcement Personnel To Wear A Body Camera During Law Enforcement And Special Police Operations | |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to require law enforcement personnel to wear a body camera whenever they conduct law enforcement and special police operations intends to achieve the delicate balancing act of respecting and protecting human rights while at the same time protect our law enforcement officers from harm, death or adverse legal action as they undertake their official functions. | |
| ALIAS NAME : "Body Camera Act" | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BIAZON, RUFFY B. | |
| DATE FILED : 2019-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Revilla (000 2019-07-25) | 2. Salvador-Tambunting (000 2019-08-05) |
| 3. Lacson-Noel (000 2019-08-08) | 4. Vergara (000 2019-08-14) |
| 5. Nieto (000 2019-08-20) | 6. Pacquiao (R.) (000 2019-08-20) |
| 7. Barba (000 2019-08-27) | 8. Rivera (000 2020-01-27) |
| 9. Villanueva (E.) (000 2020-01-27) | 10. Castelo (000 2020-02-05) |
| 11. Tan (A.) (000 2020-07-13) | 12. Olivarez (000 2021-03-02) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY ON 2019-07-23 |
Abstract
Seeks to require law enforcement personnel to wear a body camera whenever they conduct law enforcement and special police operations intends to achieve the delicate balancing act of respecting and protecting human rights while at the same time protect our law enforcement officers from harm, death or adverse legal action as they undertake their official functions.
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