Virginia General Assembly rejects Youngkin’s amendment on Flock surveillance bill

The General Assembly has rejected Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s amendments to a bill adding new restrictions on police use of license plate readers — sending the legislation back to him for reconsideration.
As passed by lawmakers in February, the bill would require police to purge the data after 21 days. The regulations also would make it a crime for police to use the data for non law-enforcement purposes.
Moreover, the bill included a “re-enactment clause” that required lawmakers take another vote next year before a controversial provision goes into effect — that the Virginia State Police could add Flock Safety cameras to nearly 6,000 miles of state roadways.
In his suggested amendments, Youngkin proposed a 30-day retention limit, which is currently the standard limit under most police department policies.