Bipartisan amendment to ban Flock and other ALPRs fails — but there’s support for regulation

A grid with red, green, and gray boxes showing the votes on Amendment 221. Overall, there are 20 yes votes and 44 no votes. Larsen and Strickland are both in red, indicating they voted no.

The proposed amendment to prohibit federal highway fund recipients from using Flock and other automated license plate readers (ALPRs) for any purpose except tolling failed 20-44 yesterday.  The good news is that legislators from both parties acknowledged the abuses of ALPRs, and most agreed on the need for some regulation. And to be honest, 20 … Read more