2019 House Bill 4810

Ban police use of facial recognition technology

Introduced in the House

July 10, 2019

Introduced by Rep. Isaac Robinson (D-4)

To prohibit law enforcement officials obtaining, accessing, or using any face recognition technology or any information obtained from it to enforce the law. The ban would last at least five years, and among other things would apply to “face recognition technology used in connection with surveillance cameras, unmanned aircraft, body cameras, streetlights, and traffic lights.” Evidence obtained by such means would be inadmissible in court and more.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary