House Bill 1718, sponsored by Atchley, amends Tennessee Code Annotated to require the Department of Corrections to study the costs associated with equipping correctional officers and employees of prison contractors with body cameras in specific adult correctional facilities. The bill specifies that the study will focus on facilities located on public property that house inmates under the department's custody and are situated in counties with a metropolitan form of government, specifically those with populations between 11,600 and 11,616 according to the 2020 federal census or a subsequent census.

The findings from this study must be reported to the chairs of the Senate State and Local Government Committee and the House Committee with jurisdiction over corrections by July 1, 2026, and the report may be submitted electronically. The act is set to take effect upon becoming law, emphasizing the importance of public welfare in its implementation.