Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Judiciary
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February 23, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB26-070 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 4, after line 5 add:
Page 1, Line 2"(b) "Automatic license plate reader" means a system,
Page 1, Line 3software, or computer algorithm, whether used independently
Page 1, Line 4or in combination with one or more mobile or fixed automated
Page 1, Line 5cameras, that is used to convert images of license plates,
Page 1, Line 6vehicle characteristics, or vehicle occupants into
Page 1, Line 7computer-readable data.".
Page 1, Line 8Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly
Page 1, Line 9Page 4, line 11, strike "facial recognition".
Page 1, Line 10Page 4, strike line 12 and substitute "or any combination of these,
Page 1, Line 11captured using automatic license plate reader technology.".
Page 1, Line 12Page 4, line 13, after "(e)" insert "(I)".
Page 1, Line 13Page 4, after line 14 insert:
Page 1, Line 14"(II) "Government entity" does not include the judicial
Page 1, Line 15department.".
Page 1, Line 16Page 4, line 19, strike "twenty-four" and substitute "seventy-two".
Page 1, Line 17Page 5, line 3, strike "such as a biometric identifier,".
Page 1, Line 18Page 6, line 9, strike "section 43-4-808;" and substitute "section
Page 2, Line 143-4-808 or 43-4-506.5;".
Page 2, Line 2Page 6, line 12, strike "enforcement; or" and substitute
Page 2, Line 3"enforcement;
Page 2, Line 4(IV) The operation, maintenance, testing, security, or
Page 2, Line 5integrity of a public safety answering point, as defined in section
Page 2, Line 629-11-101, or a 911 system; or".
Page 2, Line 7Renumber succeeding subparagraph accordingly.
Page 2, Line 8Page 6, line 16, after "information" insert "using automatic license
Page 2, Line 9plate reader technology".
Page 2, Line 10Page 6, lines 16 and 17, strike "outside the official's or entity's
Page 2, Line 11jurisdiction," and substitute "with a government official or entity
Page 2, Line 12outside the state,".
Page 2, Line 13Page 6, line 23, strike "transaction, a response to a public records"
Page 2, Line 14and substitute "transaction".
Page 2, Line 15Page 6, line 24, strike "request,".
Page 2, Line 16Page 8, line 19, strike "numbers, facial images," and substitute
Page 2, Line 17"numbers".
Page 2, Line 18Page 10, line 1, strike "four" and substitute "thirty".
Page 2, Line 19Page 11, strike lines 24 through 27.
Page 2, Line 20Page 12, strike lines 1 through 9.
Page 2, Line 21Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
Page 2, Line 22Strike "five" and substitute "thirty-one" on: Page 10, lines 5, 8, 14, and
Page 2, Line 2319.
Page 2, Line 24Page 1, strike lines 101 through 103 and substitute "Concerning a
Page 2, Line 25government entity's access to an automatic license plate
Page 2, Line 26reader database containing historical location
Page 2, Line 27information.".