February 23, 2011 11:47 pm

Bills We Support: HB 1948 – Surveillance Camera Data Collection

By Khadine Bennett, Legislative Counsel

HB 1948 – Surveillance Camera Data Collection

House Sponsors: Reps. Jakobsson – Rose - Currie – Davis, M – Kay

ACLU Initiative

HB 1948 would require police agencies that own or have access to video surveillance cameras to disclose to the Attorney General (1) the number of cameras they own or have access to, and (2) their privacy regulations, if they have any. It would also require the Attorney Generally to post this information on its website.

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Issue(s): Government Surveillance, Police Oversight, Privacy

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