- Colorado Senate Bill 70 would limit when police can access location data, including license plate reader records
- The bill would require warrants in many cases, restrict data sharing, and force agencies to delete most tracking data within four days
- Supporters say it protects privacy, while law enforcement warns it could slow investigations and limit crime-solving tools
A bill moving through the Colorado legislature could change how Longmont and other local law enforcement agencies use surveillance tools like license plate readers by limiting access to location data that is more than 24 hours old.
Senate Bill 26-070 would prohibit government agencies from accessing databases that track where people or vehicles were located more than a day earlier, unless specific exceptions apply. The measure also would restrict how long that data can be stored, how it can be shared and require new oversight and transparency rules.
The proposal, called the “Protecting Everyone from Excessive Police Surveillance Act,” comes as surveillance technology has expanded rapidly across Colorado, including the growing use of automated license plate readers that log vehicle movements across cities and counties…