U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10900: Law Enforcement Accountability for Plate Reader Abuse Act
Status: In committee, October 22, 2026
To require States and units of local government that receive funds under the Byrne grant program or the COPS grant program to submit a report to the Attorney General related to the use of automated license plate readers by State and local law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To require States and units of local government that receive funds under the Byrne grant program or the COPS grant program to submit a report to the Attorney General related to the use of automated license plate readers by State and local law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 22, 2026:
A BILL To require States and units of local government that receive funds under the Byrne grant program or the COPS grant program to submit a report to the Attorney General related to the use of automated license plate readers by State and local law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Law Enforcement Accountability for Plate Reader Abuse Act . SECTION 2. Limitation on Byrne grant program or the COPS grant program related to automated license plate readers (a) In general Beginning in the first fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act, a State or unit of local government that receives funds under the Byrne grant program or the COPS grant program during a fiscal year shall submit to the Attorney General a report on the following: (1) Any incident during which a State or local law enforcement officer accessed information obtained using an automated license plate reader in a manner that violated the law of the State or unit of local government or the policy of the applicable law enforcement agency. (2) Any conviction of a State or local law enforcement officer of a covered offense that involved the use of an automated license plate reader. (3) Whether the State or local law …
Sponsors
- Emilia Sykes (D, HD-013) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Common questions
- What is HB10900?
- HB10900 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Law Enforcement Accountability for Plate Reader Abuse Act.
- What does HB10900 do?
- In its own words: To require States and units of local government that receive funds under the Byrne grant program or the COPS grant program to submit a report to the Attorney General related to the use of automated license plate readers by State and local law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10900?
- In committee as of October 22, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (October 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10900?
- Emilia Sykes (D, HD-013).
- Where is the official record for HB10900?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10900
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