Judiciary & Transportation Committees -- September 28, 2026
The short version: Pennsylvania lawmakers held a joint Judiciary and Transportation Committee hearing to examine how ALPR systems are being used statewide — exactly the kind of oversight this fight needs.
Our Take
Credit to Pa. House Video for posting this joint informational meeting, where the Judiciary and Transportation Committees sat down to hear testimony on Automated License Plate Reader systems. We don't have the full transcript breakdown here, but the fact that this hearing happened at all is notable: Pennsylvania doesn't currently have the kind of statewide ALPR regulation that states like Virginia or Colorado have passed, and legislators asking pointed questions about retention periods, data sharing, and vendor contracts is a necessary first step toward any real accountability.
These informational sessions matter because they're often where the groundwork gets laid for actual legislation — or where it quietly dies if lawmakers decide the status quo is good enough. Flock Safety and other ALPR vendors have a track record of showing up to these hearings with polished public-safety talking points, while the harder questions about who can query these databases, how long plate data sits in the cloud, and whether out-of-state or federal agencies get access tend to get glossed over. Pennsylvania residents who care about this should be watching whether this hearing produces a bill with teeth or just a report that sits on a shelf.
If you're in Pennsylvania and want to know whether there's a camera already watching your commute, check our camera map, and if you want to push your state rep to follow up on this hearing with real reform, our take-action page has the tools to do it.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Pa. House Video, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.