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Senate passes bill to regulate automated license-plate readers, citing privacy and law-enforcement balance
Summary
The Washington State Senate passed substitute Senate Bill 6,002 to regulate automated license-plate reader (ALPR) systems and driver‑privacy protections after extended debate over retention, authorized uses and vendor access. Sponsors said the bill balances privacy and public-safety needs; the transcript records a roll-call result of 48–9.
The Washington State Senate on its floor session advanced and passed substitute Senate Bill 6,002, a measure to regulate automated license-plate reader (ALPR) systems, after extended debate on privacy safeguards, authorized law-enforcement uses and vendor access.
Senator Steve Trudeau, the bill's prime sponsor, urged support and framed the measure as grounded in state constitutional privacy protections, saying on the floor: “We have the strongest bill in the country that is completely workable by every jurisdiction that I have spoken to.” Trudeau and backers said the bill seeks to preserve ALPR utility for investigations while…
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