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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 651

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: authorizing cameras in highway work zones.

County Municipality Road — Construction and repair Traffic safety

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill authorizes a county, city, town, or village to install and maintain

cameras in highway work zones for the purpose of capturing video or photographic

evidence of traffic accidents and other violations of the law. Evidence captured by

a camera authorized under the bill may be accessed only by a law enforcement agency

and only if a police report is filed in connection with a traffic accident or other

violation. Evidence captured by a camera authorized under the bill may not

otherwise be used to determine compliance with any state law or local ordinance.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Dittrich (R) , Gundrum (R) , Jacobson (D) , Kitchens (R) , Novak (R)

4 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Carpenter and Cowles , Spreitzer (D) , Tomczyk (R)

Full history

  1. Nov 8, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Novak, Armstrong, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kitchens and Jacobson; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Ballweg and Spreitzer

  2. Nov 8, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Jan 17, 2024 · Assembly

    Senators Carpenter and Cowles added as cosponsors

  4. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1