Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1111: automatic license plate readers
Status: Failed, March 4, 2026
SB1111 - (NOW: license plate readers; privacy; violations)
What the bill says
An act Amending title 28, chapter 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 23; relating to automated license plate readers.
From the engrossed text, March 4, 2026:
AN ACT Amending title 28, chapter 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 23; relating to automated license plate readers. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Title 28, chapter 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 23, to read: ARTICLE 23. AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS START_STATUTE28-1241. Definitions IN THIS ARTICLE, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES: 1. "AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER" MEANS A TECHNOLOGY THAT PROVIDES STATIONARY or mobile AUTOMATED DETECTION OF LICENSE PLATES AND THAT CAPTURES DATA ASSOCIATED WITH LICENSE PLATES FOR OFFICIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES. 2. "OFFICIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES" includes THE IDENTIFICATION OF STOLEN OR WANTED VEHICLES, STOLEN LICENSE PLATES, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MISSING PERSONS, the GATHERING OF INFORMATION RELATED TO ACTIVE WARRANTS, SUSPECT INTERDICTION AND STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERY. END_STATUTE START_STATUTE28-1242. Automated license plate readers; allowable uses; training; authorized access A. A law enforcement agency shall use an automated license plate reader only for the following purposes: 1. Legitimate and official law enforcement purposes. 2. In conjunction with any patrol operation or criminal law enforcement investigation. 3. canvassing license plates around any crime scene. 4. checking Any partial license plate number reported during a major crime to identify persons of interest. B. If practicable, a law enforcement officer shall verify an automated license plate reader response through an authorized central law enforcement database …
Sponsors
- Kevin Payne (R, HD-027) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Senate Committee of the Whole
- : failed to pass
- : do pass amended
- : Rules: proper for consideration
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Appropriations, Transportation and Technology: do pass amended/strike-everything
- : Assigned to Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
- : Introduced and first read
Votes
- MOTION failed to pass (March 4, 2026): 14 yea, 16 nay, failed
- ATT DPA/SE (February 10, 2026): 7 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1111?
- SB1111 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): automatic license plate readers.
- What does SB1111 do?
- In its own words: An act Amending title 28, chapter 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 23; relating to automated license plate readers.
- What is the status of SB1111?
- Failed as of March 4, 2026. Latest action: Senate Committee of the Whole (March 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1111?
- Kevin Payne (R, HD-027).
- Where is the official record for SB1111?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83862/?SessionId=130
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