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House transportation committee advances bill limiting retention and sale of license‑plate reader data, bans certain trackers

2653370 · February 22, 2025
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Summary

The Kentucky House Transportation Committee reported House Bill 20 with a favorable recommendation after debate on limits for automated license‑plate reader (ALPR) data retention, restrictions on selling ALPR data outside law enforcement, and bans on nonconsensual personal tracking devices.

At a meeting of the Kentucky House Transportation Committee, State Representative John Hodgson introduced House Bill 20 to restrict nonconsensual tracking of people and vehicles and to limit retention and dissemination of automated license‑plate reader (ALPR) data.

Hodgson told the committee that a version of the measure had passed the House previously but did not clear the other chamber. “This concerns, license plate readers and trackers that are used to track the location of American citizens,” he said, and summarized the bill’s core protections.

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