Requiring comprehensive reporting and oversight of the use of surveillance technology for law enforcement purposes by certain agencies

Summary

This bill would require the creation of impact and use policies regarding surveillance technologies used by the Fire Department, Office of Emergency Management, Department of Finance, Department of Investigation, Department of Correction, and Department of Probation. The policies would include information on surveillance technologies such as the description and capabilities, rules, process and guidelines, and any safeguards and security measures designed to protect the information collected. They would also include specific information on how facial recognition technology is used. Upon publication of a draft impact and use policy, the public would have a period of time to submit comments. The head of the agency publishing a policy would have to consider the comments and publish a final version of the policy. The bill would also prohibit the Police Department from using data obtained using surveillance technologies from the Fire Department, Office of Emergency Management, Department of Finance, Department of Investigation, Department of Correction, and Department of Probation when using that data would violate an impact and use policy of the Police Department.

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Assigned to a committee for review.

Committee on Oversight and Investigations

Full history

1. Feb 24, 2026

   Introduced

   This Introduction was Introduced by Council

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2. Feb 24, 2026

   Referred to committee

   This Introduction was Referred to Comm by Council to the Committee on Oversight and Investigations

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