Sign Now to urge Florida’s leaders to pass Josh’s Law and equip our officers with body cameras for safety, transparency, and trust.

Why this matters
Florida officers do hard, dangerous work. They deserve clear rules and reliable tools that protect them from false claims, deter crime, and preserve evidence that stands up in court. When interactions aren’t recorded or video sits in limbo, everyone loses: officers, victims, and the public. A single statewide policy fixes that.

What Josh’s Law does (designed to protect officers and the public)

Universal body cameras: Every sworn officer uses a body-worn camera during public interactions.

72-hour release for critical incidents: In shootings, deaths, serious injuries, or sustained complaints, agencies release relevant footage within 72 hours. If release would harm an active investigation, witness safety, or tactics, the agency issues a written, case-specific justification and revisits it every 7 days until release.

Protect honest officers from false claims: Prompt, objective video routinely clears officers who acted within policy.

Intentional interference: covering, disabling, deleting, muting audio, or directing others to do so is treated the same as tampering with evidence.

Funding support: State grants for cameras, storage, and training so smaller agencies can comply without cutting frontline staffing.

Transparency without trial-by-ambush: Annual statewide reporting on release times and justified delays.

The goal Protect officers. Protect the public. Reduce courtroom guesswork. Replace speculation with evidence.

To: Governor of Florida; President of the Florida Senate; Speaker of the Florida House; Chairs of Criminal Justice and Judiciary Committees

I support Josh’s Law, a statewide body-camera standard that protects both officers and the public with clear, consistent rules. The bill would require body cameras during public interactions, mandate public release of critical-incident footage within 72 hours (with narrow, written exceptions for safety and active investigations), and treat intentional body-camera interference as evidence tampering. It also funds equipment and training and distinguishes good-faith equipment failures from deliberate misconduct.

Please file, hear, and pass Josh’s Law this Session to give Florida’s officers the tools and clarity they deserve and give our communities confidence in the truth.