Automated License Plate Readers (Government Use)

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-10-22 — Law Enforcement Accountability for Plate Reader Abuse Act: cross-connection with license-plate-reader-accountability: Both address government use of ALPR systems; this bill would layer misuse-accountability requirements onto the broader ALPR surveillance regime. (novelty: 2)
2026-10-15 — To restrict the usage of automated license plate reader system by governmental entities, and for other purposes.: A House bill titled ‘To restrict the usage of automated license plate reader system by governmental entities, and for other purposes’ was introduced and referred to committee; text is not yet public beyond the title, which signals intent to constrain governmental ALPR use. (novelty: 2)