Kentucky 2023 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 129 — AN ACT relating to automated license plate readers.

Last action — posted for passage for receding from House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (2), and Floor Amendment (3-title)

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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Summary

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms and establish limitations on use; prohibit the selling of data obtained by Automated license plate readers (ALPR) systems.

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BR 489 AN ACT relating to automated license plate readers.
UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS SB 129/GA AN ACT relating to automated license plate readers.
(a) "Entity" means any law enforcement agency, unit of local government, or home owner's association who deploys and maintains ALPRs;
(a) "Automated license plate reader" or "ALPR" means a system of one (1) or more mobile or fixed high-speed cameras combined with computer algorithms to convert images of license plates into data that is readable by a computer system;
and (b) "Automated license plate reader" or "ALPR" means a system of one (1) or more mobile or fixed high-speed cameras combined with computer algorithms to convert images of license plates into data that is readable by a computer system.
and (b) "Entity" means any law enforcement agency, unit of local government, school or university, homeowner's association, company, or individual that deploys and maintains ALPRs.
(2) An entity may retain license plate data captured by an ALPR for no more than ninety (90) days, except for when the data:
(2) An ALPR may only be deployed and maintained by:
(a) Is being used as evidence in a felony prosecution;
(a) An entity for the sole purpose of protecting public safety, conducting criminal investigations, or ensuring compliance with local, state, or federal law;
or (b) Has become subject to a subpoena duces tecum.
or (b) The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for the sole purpose of toll collection activities on highways and bridges.
(3) An entity shall not sell any recorded images or data captured by an ALPR for any purpose and shall not make the data available except:
(3) License plate data captured by an ALPR shall not be retained for more than ninety (90) days, except when the data is captured by:
(a) To a law enforcement officer or agency;
(a) An entity and is being used as evidence in a criminal prosecution or administrative investigation;
or (b) In response to a subpoena duces tecum.
or (b) The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and is being used for toll collection activities on highways and bridges.
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(4) An entity or the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet shall not sell any recorded images or data captured by an ALPR for any purpose and shall not make the data available except to another law enforcement officer or agency.
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Action History

  1. posted for passage for receding from House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (2), and Floor Amendment (3-title)

  2. to Rules (H)

  3. received in House

  4. Senate refused to concur in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (2) and Floor Amendment (3-title)

  5. posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (1), (2) and (3-title)

  6. to Rules (S)

  7. received in Senate

  8. 3rd reading, passed 52-35 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (2) and Floor Amendment (3-title)

  9. floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (3-title) filed

  10. placed in the Orders of the Day

  11. taken from Rules

  12. floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

  13. 2nd reading, to Rules

  14. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

  15. to Transportation (H)

  16. to Committee on Committees (H)

  17. received in House

  18. passed 27 -6 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (3)

  19. floor amendment withdrawn Floor Amendments (1) and (2)

  20. 3rd reading

  21. floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute

  22. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 03, 2023

  23. floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute

  24. floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

  25. 2nd reading, to Rules

  26. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

  27. to Transportation (S)

  28. to Committee on Committees (S)

  29. introduced in Senate

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on · 33 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (138)

138 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 69 Yea · 0 Nay · 32 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 550011
Democrat 10013
Unaffiliated 13008
Total 690032
% of votes cast 68%0%0%32%
How each member voted (101)
Member Party Vote
Meredith — Yea
Bentley — Yea
Smith — Yea
Swann — Yea
Palumbo — Yea
Justice — Yea
Thomas — Yea
Pratt — Yea
Webber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Dixon — Yea
Heath — Yea
Raymond — Not Voting
Timoney — Not Voting
Graham — Not Voting
Bratcher S. — Not Voting
Nemes — Not Voting
Commonwealth of Kentucky — Not Voting
Bratcher K. — Not Voting
Stevenson C — Not Voting
Al Gentry Democrat Not Voting
Ashley Tackett Laferty Democrat Not Voting
Beverly Chester-Burton Democrat Not Voting
Chad Aull Democrat Not Voting
Daniel Grossberg Democrat Not Voting
George Brown Jr. Democrat Not Voting
Keturah J. Herron Democrat Not Voting
Lindsey Burke Democrat Not Voting
Lisa Willner Democrat Not Voting
Nima Kulkarni Democrat Not Voting
Pamela Stevenson Democrat Not Voting
Rachel Roarx Democrat Yea
Sarah Stalker Democrat Not Voting
Tina Bojanowski Democrat Not Voting
Aaron Reed Republican Yea
Adam Bowling Republican Not Voting
Amy Neighbors Republican Not Voting
Bill Wesley Republican Yea
Bobby McCool Republican Not Voting
Candy Massaroni Republican Not Voting
Chris Freeland Republican Yea
Chris Fugate Republican Yea
DJ Johnson Republican Yea
Daniel Elliott Republican Yea
Daniel Fister Republican Yea
David Hale Republican Yea
David Meade Republican Yea
David W. Osborne Republican Yea
Deanna Gordon Republican Yea
Derek Lewis Republican Yea
Emily Callaway Republican Yea
Felicia Rabourn Republican Yea
James Tipton Republican Not Voting
Jared Bauman Republican Yea
Jason Petrie Republican Yea
Jennifer Decker Republican Yea
Jim Gooch Jr. Republican Yea
John Blanton Republican Yea
John Hodgson Republican Yea
Josh Branscum Republican Yea
Josh Bray Republican Yea
Josh Calloway Republican Yea
Ken Fleming Republican Yea
Ken Upchurch Republican Yea
Kevin Jackson Republican Yea
Kim Banta Republican Yea
Kim King Republican Yea
Kimberly Poore Moser Republican Yea
Marianne Proctor Republican Not Voting
Mark Hart Republican Yea
Mary Beth Imes Republican Yea
Matt Lockett Republican Yea
Matthew Koch Republican Yea
Michael Sarge Pollock Republican Yea
Mike Clines Republican Yea
Myron Dossett Republican Yea
Nancy Tate Republican Yea
Patrick Flannery Republican Yea
Randy Bridges Republican Yea
Rebecca Raymer Republican Yea
Richard White Republican Yea
Robert Duvall Republican Not Voting
Ryan Dotson Republican Yea
Samara Heavrin Republican Yea
Savannah Maddox Republican Yea
Scott Lewis Republican Yea
Scott Sharp Republican Yea
Shane Baker Republican Yea
Shawn McPherson Republican Yea
Stephanie Dietz Republican Yea
Steve Rawlings Republican Yea
Steve Riley Republican Yea
Steven Doan Republican Yea
Steven Rudy Republican Yea
Susan Witten Republican Not Voting
Suzanne Miles Republican Not Voting
T.J. Roberts Republican Not Voting
Thomas Huff Republican Yea
Timmy Truett Republican Not Voting
William Lawrence Republican Yea

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Pass

Passed 52 Yea · 35 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 411609
Unaffiliated 11603
Democrat 01301
Total 5235013
% of votes cast 52%35%0%13%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Bentley — Yea
Nemes — Yea
Smith — Yea
Thomas — Yea
Webber — Yea
Pratt — Yea
Heath — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Meredith — Yea
Dixon — Yea
Justice — Nay
Swann — Nay
Raymond — Nay
Graham — Nay
Palumbo — Nay
Bratcher S. — Not Voting
Timoney — Not Voting
Bratcher K. — Not Voting
Stevenson C — Nay
Al Gentry Democrat Nay
Ashley Tackett Laferty Democrat Nay
Beverly Chester-Burton Democrat Nay
Chad Aull Democrat Not Voting
Daniel Grossberg Democrat Nay
George Brown Jr. Democrat Nay
Keturah J. Herron Democrat Nay
Lindsey Burke Democrat Nay
Lisa Willner Democrat Nay
Nima Kulkarni Democrat Nay
Pamela Stevenson Democrat Nay
Rachel Roarx Democrat Nay
Sarah Stalker Democrat Nay
Tina Bojanowski Democrat Nay
Aaron Reed Republican Yea
Adam Bowling Republican Not Voting
Amy Neighbors Republican Yea
Bill Wesley Republican Yea
Bobby McCool Republican Not Voting
Candy Massaroni Republican Not Voting
Chris Freeland Republican Yea
Chris Fugate Republican Not Voting
DJ Johnson Republican Yea
Daniel Elliott Republican Yea
Daniel Fister Republican Yea
David Hale Republican Nay
David Meade Republican Yea
David W. Osborne Republican Yea
Deanna Gordon Republican Yea
Derek Lewis Republican Yea
Emily Callaway Republican Yea
Felicia Rabourn Republican Nay
James Tipton Republican Not Voting
Jared Bauman Republican Yea
Jason Petrie Republican Yea
Jennifer Decker Republican Nay
Jim Gooch Jr. Republican Nay
John Blanton Republican Yea
John Hodgson Republican Yea
Josh Branscum Republican Yea
Josh Bray Republican Yea
Josh Calloway Republican Nay
Ken Fleming Republican Yea
Ken Upchurch Republican Yea
Kevin Jackson Republican Yea
Kim Banta Republican Yea
Kim King Republican Yea
Kimberly Poore Moser Republican Yea
Marianne Proctor Republican Nay
Mark Hart Republican Yea
Mary Beth Imes Republican Yea
Matt Lockett Republican Nay
Matthew Koch Republican Yea
Michael Sarge Pollock Republican Yea
Mike Clines Republican Yea
Myron Dossett Republican Yea
Nancy Tate Republican Nay
Patrick Flannery Republican Nay
Randy Bridges Republican Yea
Rebecca Raymer Republican Yea
Richard White Republican Nay
Robert Duvall Republican Not Voting
Ryan Dotson Republican Not Voting
Samara Heavrin Republican Yea
Savannah Maddox Republican Nay
Scott Lewis Republican Nay
Scott Sharp Republican Yea
Shane Baker Republican Nay
Shawn McPherson Republican Yea
Stephanie Dietz Republican Yea
Steve Rawlings Republican Nay
Steve Riley Republican Yea
Steven Doan Republican Nay
Steven Rudy Republican Yea
Susan Witten Republican Yea
Suzanne Miles Republican Not Voting
T.J. Roberts Republican Nay
Thomas Huff Republican Yea
Timmy Truett Republican Not Voting
William Lawrence Republican Yea

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PASS SB 129 w/ scs1, sfa3

Passed 27 Yea · 6 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 1001
Republican 16302
Unaffiliated 10301
Total 27604
% of votes cast 73%16%0%11%
How each member voted (37)
Member Party Vote
Turner — Yea
Nemes — Yea
ChambersArmstrong — Yea
Southworth — Yea
Thayer — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Thomas — Yea
Yates — Yea
Meredith — Yea
Schickel — Nay
Williams — Nay
Smith — Nay
Westerfield — Not Voting
Harper Angel — Yea
Gerald A. Neal Democrat Not Voting
Karen Berg Democrat Yea
Amanda Mays Bledsoe Republican Yea
Brandon J. Storm Republican Nay
Christian McDaniel Republican Yea
Danny Carroll Republican Yea
David P. Givens Republican Yea
Donald Douglas Republican Yea
Gary Boswell Republican Yea
Jared Carpenter Republican Nay
Jason Howell Republican Yea
Jimmy Higdon Republican Yea
Julie Raque Adams Republican Yea
Lindsey Tichenor Republican Yea
Matthew Deneen Republican Yea
Max Wise Republican Not Voting
Phillip Wheeler Republican Yea
Rick Girdler Republican Nay
Robby Mills Republican Yea
Robert Stivers Republican Not Voting
Robin L. Webb Republican Yea
Shelley Funke Frommeyer Republican Yea
Stephen West Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 129 do?
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms and establish limitations on use; prohibit the selling of data obtained by Automated license plate readers (ALPR) systems.
What is the current status of SB 129?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 129?
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