The Latest: Panel Advances Body Cam Video Transparency Bill

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California lawmakers are advancing a proposal requiring that body camera video generally be released after fatal police shootings and other significant incidents. Supporters told the Senate Public Safety Committee on Tuesday that making the recordings public will help with public oversight of police agencies. More than a dozen law enforcement organizations are opposed. Assembly Bill 748 would establish a statewide policy on when recordings should be released. It amends the state’s public records law to limit the discretion police departments have for withholding the video. It was advanced to other committees on a party-line 7-2 vote. Opponents say it should be left to local police departments to determine when, if ever, video footage should be released.

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