Committee advances West bill requiring cameras in infant/toddler rooms, sets 60‑day retention and audit rules

The House Judiciary and Civil Law Committee on March 27 adopted an A2 amendment and recommended House File 1915, a bill by Representative Nolan West that would require cameras in infant and toddler rooms and in fenced outdoor play areas at licensed daycare centers, set a 60‑day minimum footage retention period and add role‑based access and audit‑trail requirements for stored video.

Representative Nolan West, the bill’s sponsor, said the proposal is driven by cases in which short retention windows prevented evidence of abuse from being preserved. “The only reason that we made it to that point…the only reason these people are facing some sort of consequences…is because of the camera footage,” West said, recounting his family’s experience and explaining that the bill expands retention to 60 days (originally…