Florida HB 509: Sales Taxes on Mobile Homes

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CS/HB 509 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to code inspector body cameras; 2
creating s. 162.41, F.S.; defining terms; requiring a 3
governmental entity that permits its code inspectors 4
to wear body cameras to establish certain policies and 5
procedures; requiring such governmental entity to 6
ensure that certain training occurs, to retain certain 7
data in accordance with public records laws, and to 8
perform a periodic review of actual body camera 9
practices; providing that certain provisions relating 10
to the interception of wire, electronic, and oral 11
communications do not apply to body camera recordings 12
made by code inspectors; providing an effective date. 13
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15
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Section 1. Section 162.41, Florida Statutes, is created to 17
read: 18
162.41 Code inspector body cameras; policies and 19
procedures.— 20
(1) As used in this section, the term: 21
(a) "Body camera" means a portable electronic recording 22
device worn on a code inspector's person which records audio and 23
video data of the code inspector's encounters and activities. 24
(b) "Code inspector" has the same meaning as in s. 25

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162.04(2). 26
(2) A governmental entity that permits its code inspectors 27
to wear body cameras shall establish policies and procedures 28
addressing the proper use, maintenance, and storage of body 29
cameras and the data recorded by body cameras. The policies and 30
procedures must include all of the following: 31
(a) General guidelines for the proper use, maintenance, 32
and storage of body cameras. 33
(b) Any limitation on which code inspectors are permitted 34
to wear body cameras. 35
(c) Any limitation on code enforcement-related encounters 36
and activities in which code inspectors are permitted to wear 37
body cameras. A code inspector must be permitted to use a body 38
camera to record any encounter with a member of the public which 39
occurs while the inspector is performing his or her duties. 40
(d) General guidelines for the proper storage, retention, 41
and release of audio and video data recorded by body cameras. 42
(3) A governmental entity that permits its code inspectors 43
to wear body cameras shall do all of the following: 44
(a) Ensure that all personnel who wear, use, maintain, or 45
store body cameras are trained in the governmental entity's body 46
camera policies and procedures. 47
(b) Ensure that all personnel who use, maintain, store, or 48
release audio or video data recorded by body cameras are trained 49
in the governmental entity's policies and procedures. 50

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(c) Retain audio and video data recorded by body cameras 51
in accordance with the requirements of s. 119.021, except as 52
otherwise provided by law. 53
(d) Perform a periodic review of actual body camera 54
practices to ensure conformity with the governmental entity's 55
body camera policies and procedures. 56
(4) Chapter 934 does not apply to body camera recordings 57
made by code inspectors who elect to use body cameras. 58
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 59