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HB4074 • 2026

Law enforcement: peace officers; conservation officers to wear body cams while on patrol; require. Amends 1986 PA 109 (MCL 300.21 - 300.22) by adding sec. 1a.

Law enforcement: peace officers; conservation officers to wear body cams while on patrol; require. Amends 1986 PA 109 (MCL 300.21 - 300.22) by adding sec. 1a.

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Sponsor
Gregory Markkanen (District 110), David Prestin (District 108), Ken Borton (District 105), Brian BeGole (District 71), Nancy Jenkins-Arno (District 34), Mike Mueller (District 72), Tim Kelly (District 93), Kathy Schmaltz (District 46), David Martin (District 68), Gregory Alexander (District 98), Gina Johnsen (District 78), Cameron Cavitt (District 106), Luke Meerman (District 89), Jerry Neyer (District 92), Matt Bierlein (District 97), Alicia St. Germaine (District 62), Timothy Beson (District 96), Joseph Pavlov (District 64), Steve Frisbie (District 44), Karl Bohnak (District 109), Joseph Fox (District 101), Matt Maddock (District 51), Parker Fairbairn (District 107), Douglas Wozniak (District 59), Angela Rigas (District 79), William Bruck (District 30), Curtis VanderWall (District 102), Jaime Greene (District 65)
Last action
2025-02-13
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 02/12/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the consequences for non-compliance or funding mechanisms, leading to these uncertainties in the explanation.

Police and Conservation Officers Must Wear Body Cameras

This law requires police and conservation officers to wear body cameras while on duty.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires peace officers, such as police, to wear body-worn cameras when they are on patrol or responding to calls.
  • Requires conservation officers to also wear body-worn cameras during their patrols and enforcement activities.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Peace officers, including police officers
  • Conservation officers

Terms To Know

Body-worn cameras
Cameras that peace officers and conservation officers wear on their uniforms to record interactions with the public.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if an officer fails to wear a body camera.
  • It is unclear how the state will fund or manage the implementation of this requirement.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-13 HJ 16 Pg. 113

    bill electronically reproduced 02/12/2025

  2. 2025-02-12 HJ 15 Pg. 110

    introduced by Representative Rep. Greg Markkanen

  3. 2025-02-12 HJ 15 Pg. 110

    read a first time

  4. 2025-02-12 HJ 15 Pg. 110

    referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism

Official Summary Text

Law enforcement: peace officers; conservation officers to wear body cams while on patrol; require. Amends 1986 PA 109 (MCL 300.21 - 300.22) by adding sec. 1a.