LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A bill that would impose statewide rules for police body cameras in Nebraska is stoking a debate over how and when the recordings should be made public.
A legislative committee heard testimony Thursday on a bill that would require law enforcement agencies to adopt written policies for body cameras. The measure by Senator Heath Mello of Omaha would allow police to withhold the footage from the public if it's part of an investigation.
Opponents say body-worn cameras are meant for accountability, so the recordings should be publicly available. The Police Chiefs Association of Nebraska says written policies should be mandated by the Nebraska Crime Commission, not the Legislature.
Mello says he will try to reach a compromise on the bill.
The bill is LB 1000.
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