The Senate Judiciary Committee spent most of a marathon session debating SB 70, a bill regulating government access to automated license plate reader data, ultimately passing it 5-2 to Appropriations after adopting seven amendments; the committee also passed HB 1035 unanimously and HB 1064 on a 5-2 vote, while SB 71 — a broader surveillance technology regulation bill — was laid over for further amendments.
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Sergeant Marziano (Aurora PD) testified he could not have obtained a warrant in an April 2025 case where police had only a blurry image of a white SUV — no make, model, or plate — stating 'I don't think we would have been able to get a warrant'; Senator Amabile countered the bill includes a 72-hour warrantless window and exigency exceptions, which Marziano's testimony implied were insufficient for his case type.
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“Data collection without limits becomes power without limits. If you drove to the Capitol today, someone might already know your route, any stops you made, or even if a passenger was in your car.”
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Sign in to subscribeGood afternoon. Senate Judiciary Committee will come to order on Monday 23rd February. Ms. Jensen, please call the roll. Senators Carson, President Gonzalez. So happy to be here. Is that present? No, we'll count that as present. Henriksen. Here. Wallace. Here. Zamora. Wilson. Present. Roberts. Here. Mr. Chair. Here. All right, everyone is present. Our agenda Today consists of four bills in order. House Bill 1035, followed by 1064, then Senate Bill 70, then Senate Bill 71. As folks might have noted, there are a lot of folks who are interested to speak to the committee concerning one of the bills in particular, that being Senate Bill 70. When we get to that point of the hearing, I'll make a few other procedural announcements about how we will try to move through that part of our afternoon in a fair and efficient manner. But first things first, I will be co presenting House Bill 1035 with Senator Frazell. For that reason, Senator Roberts will preside over this portion of the hearing. All right. Good afternoon. We are on House Bill 1035 by Senators Weissman and Frazell, who are before us. Who would like to go ahead, Senator Frazell. Thank you,…
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