HI HB149

Establishes requirements for law enforcement agencies to implement body-worn video camera programs, including policies on when cameras may be activated, when recording should be discontinued, data retention periods, and equipment maintenance procedures.

Officers are exempt from recording in private spaces, situations involving confidential informants or undercover officers, sensitive victim circumstances (sexual assault, etc.), hospital patient care areas, and during tactical planning or non-enforcement discussions.

Requires all law enforcement officers and personnel handling body-worn video data to receive training on proper use and handling before accessing or using the recordings.

Recordings documenting deadly force incidents or related to administrative or criminal investigations cannot be deleted, destroyed, or released to the public until all criminal matters are concluded and investigations finished, unless release furthers a law enforcement purpose.

Allows public requests for body-worn video recordings upon submission of date, time, location, and names of subjects; law enforcement agencies may charge fees to cover review and production costs but may waive or reduce fees if in the public interest.