HB 2917

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As amended on 3/25/2026: - Requires voter approval before any state or local government can deploy a “government mass surveillance network." - Limits systems to license plate readers only, with no facial recognition or broader surveillance capabilities and tight restrictions on placement and use. - Requires data minimization, requires non-matching data to be quickly deleted. Limits retention of data. - Prohibits any retained license plate data from being transmitted to a third party, unless authorized by court order. - Imposes restrictions on vendors, including a ban on ownership or reuse of data, mandatory deletion, audit requirements, and bans on using data for AI training or aggregation. - Prohibits a government mass surveillance network from being used to enforce speeding, red light violations, and parking offenses. - Requires a law enforcement officer at a traffic stop to visually verify the license plate number of the vehicle and confirm that the license plate matches the license plate identified in the surveillance network alert. - Allows a person to access and delete surveillance network data associated with the person's vehicle, with a private right of action. - The original bill created a mandatory firefighter cancer registry, but those provisions were deleted and replaced on 3/25/2026.

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