Monitoring the Session

HB 391

bill to put body cameras on prison correctional officers

Filed

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Charlene Ward JohnsonDHouse 139

Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade

Caption

relating to the use of body worn cameras by correctional officers.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Cameras on for the whole shift. Policy due by January 1, 2028.

The bill requires the Texas prison system to adopt a body camera policy for correctional officers. It covers officers at prisons the department runs or contracts out. Each officer must wear a camera during the shift and keep it on while working, with the policy due by January 1, 2028.

Labels

Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1524 by Rep. Sherman, Sr. (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

Receipt

The receipt

90R-HB391 · 2026-11-09

SOLD BY

Rep. Charlene Ward JohnsonDHouse 139

ITEM

relating to the use of body worn cameras by correctional officers.

WHAT IT DOES

Cameras on for the whole shift. Policy due by January 1, 2028.

The bill requires the Texas prison system to adopt a body camera policy for correctional officers. It covers officers at prisons the department runs or contracts out. Each officer must wear a camera during the shift and keep it on while working, with the policy due by January 1, 2028.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Charlene Ward Johnson

Donors

Texas Sands PAC$33KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$33KLegacy 44$25K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Jul 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texas Sands PAC$33,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$33,000.00

Cash
$33,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$33,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to Jan 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100981582, 101039497.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$32,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$32,500.00

Cash
$32,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$32,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101008678, 101031228, 101035430, 101039497, 101068178.

Legacy 44$25,343.19

Legacy 44

$25,343.19

Cash
$4,500.00
Paid by others
$20,843.19
Total
$25,343.19
Other filed descriptions $10,000.00mailer $9,036.44digital $1,806.75

Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 9, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100981582, 101031228, 101039497, 101073019.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

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Texas Sands PAC

$33,000.00

Cash
$33,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$33,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to Jan 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100981582, 101039497.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$32,500.00

Cash
$32,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$32,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101008678, 101031228, 101035430, 101039497, 101068178.

×

Legacy 44

$25,343.19

Cash
$4,500.00
Paid by others
$20,843.19
Total
$25,343.19
Other filed descriptions $10,000.00mailer $9,036.44digital $1,806.75

Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 9, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100981582, 101031228, 101039497, 101073019.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

88R HB 1524

by Rep. Sherman, Sr., different lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, May 8, 2023: Referred to State Affairs

Relating to the use of body worn cameras by correctional officers.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026

11/09/2026 H Filed

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:33 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Subjects

Corrections--Jails & Prisons

Text

The text as introduced · 177 words

90R5181 GJD-D

By: Ward Johnson
H.B. No. 391

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the use of body worn cameras by correctional officers.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 493, Government Code, is amended by

adding Section 493.037 to read as follows:

Sec. 493.037. BODY WORN CAMERA POLICY. (a) In this

section, "body worn camera" has the meaning assigned by Article

2B.0101, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b) The department shall adopt a policy for the use of body

worn cameras by correctional officers at facilities operated by or

under contract with the department. The policy must require that

each correctional officer be equipped with a body worn camera

during the officer's shift and require each officer to keep the

camera activated during the performance of the officer's duties.

SECTION 2. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall

adopt the policy required by Section 493.037, Government Code, as

added by this Act, not later than January 1, 2028.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.