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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri Bans State Agencies and Local Governments From Using Automated License Plate Readers
Last action · January 15, 2026: Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety CommitteeSponsor: Rick Brattin
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What This Bill Would Do
State agencies and local governments are prohibited from purchasing, installing, or using s, or from accessing from vehicles on public highways, under a new measure introduced in the Missouri Senate.
Law enforcement agencies and local municipalities will lose the ability to deploy automated camera tracking technology on public roads, altering how vehicle movements are monitored across the state.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
state agencies
State agencies are prohibited from purchasing, installing, or using automated license plate reader systems or accessing captured plate data on public highways.
political subdivisions
Counties, cities, towns, villages, and municipalities are banned from purchasing, installing, or using automated license plate reader systems.
peace officers
Vehicles occupied by a peace officer are explicitly exempted from the automated license plate reader ban.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Jan 15, 2026SenateFloorSecond Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
- Jan 7, 2026SenateIntroducedS First Read
- Dec 1, 2025SenatePrefiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. The text on record is the 5126S.02I - Introduced version. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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