Senate panel approves strict guardrails and voter review for government mass‑surveillance systems After months of public concern about automated license‑plate readers and private vendors, the committee adopted a strike‑everything amendment that requires public notice, public hearings, and heavy limits on data retention and use; the panel advanced HB 2917 as amended.

The Arizona Senate is taking a stand against mass surveillance by imposing strict regulations on automated license-plate readers, giving voters a voice in the process!

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ACLU and advocates oppose bill that would criminalize targeted arrest alerts; sponsor says amendment narrows scope SB 16 35 would criminalize warnings to a known individual about an imminent arrest; the ACLU called it an overbroad restriction on speech, while the sponsor said the text was narrowed to apply only to targeted, imminent alerts. The committee returned the bill with a due‑pass recommendation (6–3).

A controversial new bill in Arizona aims to criminalize warnings about imminent arrests, raising serious concerns about free speech and civil liberties.

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