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Committee weighs limits on license-plate readers; privacy advocates press tighter retention and felony standard
Summary
ESSB 6002 would tightly regulate automated license-plate reader (ALPR) systems, restricting which agencies may operate them, limiting disclosure and third-party vendor sales of data, and setting a default retention period (Senate: 21 days; House: 72 hours). Privacy groups urged shorter retention and felony-only access; law enforcement warned the bill as drafted could render the tool unusable.
The Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee on Feb. 18 considered ESSB 6002, a bill to regulate automated license-plate reader systems and limit how state and local agencies collect, share, retain and access plate data.
Yolanda Baker, committee staff, summarized the Senate—s version as substantively similar to the House companion (HB 2332) but with key differences: toll enforcement was removed from authorized users; Department of Enterprise Services and institutions of higher education were explicitly listed as parking-enforcement agencies; and the Senate default retention period for ALPR data…
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