Ohio House Bill 1011 Would Impose One-Year Limit on License Plate Readers and Mass Surveillance Technology

Scope: State (Ohio)

Branch: Legislative

Severity: Amber

Date occurred: September 14, 2026

HB 1011, the '1984 No More Act,' was introduced in the Ohio House to enact Revised Code sections 5507.01 through 5507.03 restricting use of automated license plate recognition systems and mass surveillance technology. The new sections would be repealed one year after the effective date, removing the General Assembly's limitations on such systems at that time. The bill is at the introduction stage.

Constitutional basis: Introduced bill placing temporary legislative limits on government surveillance technology, with automatic sunset; no committee action or enactment yet.

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