Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5449: AN ACT CONCERNING AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS.
Status: In committee, April 9, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning automated license plate reader systems. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section and sections 2 and 3 of this act: (1) "Automated license plate reader system" means a mobile or fixed electronic image recording device that is capable, in combination with computer programs or algorithms, of converting images of license plates into computer-readable data; (2) "Automated license plate reader data" includes any data captured, recorded, stored, processed or derived from an automated license plate reader system, including, but not limited to, license plate characters, vehicle still or video images, vehicle attributes, location data, time stamps and metadata; (3) "Gender-affirming health care services" has the same meaning as provided in section 52-571m of the general statutes; LCO No. 2674 1 of Raised Bill No. 5449 (4) "Hotlist" means a list of registration numbers displayed on license plates maintained for comparison against a registration number obtained by an automated license plate reader system; (5) "Law enforcement agency" means a department or agency for which a law enforcement officer is an employee of or otherwise paid by or acting as an agent of, including, but not limited to, a municipal police department or the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection; (6) "Public agency" has the same …
Sponsors
- Saud Anwar (D, 3) · primary sponsor
- Joshua Elliott (D, 88)
- Nicholas Gauthier (D, 38)
- Fred Gee (D, 126)
- Anthony Nolan (D, 39)
- Maryam Khan (D, 5)
- Gary Winfield (D, 10)
- Matthew Blumenthal (D, 147)
- Julie Kushner (D, 24)
- Aundre Bumgardner (D, 41)
Latest actions
- : File Number 536
- : House Calendar Number 355
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/26 5:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable Substitute
- : Public Hearing 03/09
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary
Votes
- JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 23, 2026): 32 yea, 9 nay, passed
Subjects: Electronic government information, Disclosure, Electronic data, Violations, Emergency Services and Public Protection, Department of, Contracts, State agencies
Common questions
- What is HB5449?
- HB5449 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS.
- What does HB5449 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning automated license plate reader systems. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5449?
- In committee as of April 9, 2026. Latest action: File Number 536 (April 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5449?
- Saud Anwar (D, 3), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5449?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05449&which_year=2026
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