These committees met to discuss the challenges of new technology in law enforcement. Specifically license plate readers, body cameras and cell tower simulators. Testimony focused on storage, the Fourth Amendment and Freedom of Information Act requests. Specifically committees were discussing the following charge: Study the impact of emerging technologies used by law enforcement and issues related to appropriate dissemination of the data provided by those technologies, including the impact of technologies on the operation of law enforcement agencies, the operation of the Public Information Act, and any appropriate safeguards for citizens and law enforcement officers who interact with those technologies or whose data is recorded.
The report below details these discussions.