US EditionAfter Pushback From Police, Colorado Lawmakers Kill Bill that Would Have Regulated License Plate Cameras Like Flock
The bipartisan measure would have required warrants for older data and limited sharing, but law enforcement opposition and a veto threat stalled it.
- On Wednesday, sponsors effectively killed Senate Bill 70 by delaying it until July, ending the measure's viability for Colorado's 2026 legislative session ending May 13.
- Governor Jared Polis threatened a veto over warrant requirements, while intense lobbying from law enforcement agencies opposed the bill, forcing sponsors to withdraw it.
- Sen. Judy Amabile and Sen. Lynda Zamora-Wilson sought 'common-sense guardrails' for privacy, while the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police argued rigid timelines would hinder critical criminal investigations.
- The legislation aimed to regulate cameras by companies like Flock Safety that track driver movements; a week earlier, the House Judiciary Committee killed House Bill 1037.
- Proponents plan to revisit the policy next year, with Amabile urging local governments to implement their own privacy protections and calling the failure a 'wake-up call' to cities and counties.
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Under veto threat, Colorado lawmakers kill bill limiting police use of Flock camera data
FILE – A Flock Safety license plate reader is seen along a public road, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | A bipartisan bill that would have limited the government’s use of automatic license plate readers died on the Colorado Senate floor Wednesday amid fierce pushback from law enforcement agencies and a veto threat from the governor. Senate Bill 26-70…
The Journal
Durango HeraldEffort to restrict license plate cameras fails amid pushback from law enforcement
A bipartisan bill to put guardrails on license plate reader cameras in Colorado is not moving forward at the state Capitol, after the main sponsor withdrew the measure on Wednesday. Law enforcement gr...
Colorado Newsline
The Grand Junction Daily SentinelColorado lawmakers kill bill to limit police use of Flock camera data
Colorado Sen. Judy Amabile, a Boulder Democrat seen here speaking in the Senate last year, sponsored a bill that would have limited government's use of automatic license plate readers. (Photo by Delilah Brumer/Colorado Newsline)A bipartisan bill that would have limited the government’s use of automatic license plate readers died on the Colorado Senate floor Wednesday amid fierce pushback from law enforcement agencies and a veto threat from the g…
Aspen Times
After pushback from police, Colorado lawmakers kill bill that would have regulated license plate cameras like Flock
A Colorado bill that aimed to regulate how police and local governments use data from license plate cameras like Flock will not move forward in the state legislature this year. Proponents decided to postpone the measure, Senate Bill 70, until July, effectively killing it for the 2026 legislative session that ends on May 13. Bill sponsor Sen. Judy Amabile, a Boulder Democrat, said the move came following an intense lobbying campaign by law enfo…
Colorado lawmakers abandon effort to limit police use of Flock cameras, surveillance data
A bill that would have tightened rules on how government agencies use data from automated license plate readers won’t advance this year, after drawing significant pushback from law enforcement agencies, lead sponsors of Senate Bill 70 said Wednesday. The bipartisan bill, introduced by Boulder Democrat Sen. Judy Amabile and El Paso County Republican Sen. Lynda Zamora Wilson, aimed to enforce “common-sense guardrails” on how the technology is used…
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