Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 128 First Substitute (2020GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Brooks, W.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/24/2020

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• allows an institution of higher education to use automatic license plate reader technology if:
• the technology is used for traffic or parking related enforcement; or
• if the data collected remains anonymized, for research or educational purposes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

LICENSE PLATE READING TECHNOLOGY AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Walt Brooks
Senate Sponsor: 
Evan J. Vickers
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill allows an institution of higher education to use automatic license plate reader
technology under certain circumstances.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ allows an institution of higher education to use automatic license plate reader
technology if:
• the technology is used for traffic or parking related enforcement; or
• if the data collected remains anonymized, for research or educational purposes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
41-6a-2003
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapters 276 and 377
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
41-6a-2003
 is amended to read:
41-6a-2003.
Automatic license plate reader systems -- Restrictions.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a governmental entity may not use an
automatic license plate reader system.
(2) An automatic license plate reader system may be used:
(a) by a law enforcement agency for the purpose of protecting public safety, conducting
criminal investigations, or ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal laws;
(b) by a governmental parking enforcement entity for the purpose of enforcing state
and local parking laws;
(c) by a parking enforcement entity for regulating the use of a parking facility;
(d) for the purpose of controlling access to a secured area;
(e) for the purpose of collecting an electronic toll;
(f) for the purpose of enforcing motor carrier laws; [
or
]
(g) by a public transit district for the purpose of assessing parking needs and
conducting a travel pattern analysis[
.
]
; or
(h) by an institution of higher education within the state system of higher education as
described in Section 
53B-1-102
:
(i) for a purpose described in Subsections (2)(a) through (d); or
(ii) if the data collected is anonymized, for research and educational purposes.