Kansas
SB 373 and SB 478 died without a floor vote. Two cities dropped Flock. That is not statewide removal.
Kansas SB 373 (2026) — pole-equipment agreement length (Lost) · Kansas SB 478 (2026) — pole-equipment time limit (Lost) · Finding Flock — ALPR laws by state (19 statutes read against official text) · NYT — In red states, law-and-order Republicans turn against Flock cameras
- ALPR statute
- Not retrieved. Empty beats a copied neighbor.
- Executive
- Not retrieved. Empty beats a copied neighbor.
- Local
- Gardner City Council voted Aug. 17, 2026 to turn off four city Flock cameras and not renew the contract. Wellsville PD terminated Flock agreements Aug. 20, 2026. Wichita’s Flock network is in litigation, not cancelled.
- Funding / grants
- Not retrieved. Empty beats a copied neighbor.
- Permitting / dirt
- KSA 60-5402 immunizes public utilities that host law-enforcement equipment on poles. Liability shield, not a collection ban.
- Privacy
- KSA 45-221(a)(55) exempts captured plate data and ALPR locations from KORA. It is a disclosure rule, not an ALPR-use statute. Named misuse: Kechi PD, Sedgwick PD, Bonner Springs PD. NYT GOP “tighten” talk is a signal, not a filed draft.
Bills and memos
SB 373 (2026)
Maximum length of a utility/law-enforcement pole-equipment agreement
Lost — Senate Judiciary reported as amended Feb. 9, 2026; never reached the floor. As amended, ALPRs that destroy data within 90 days are carved out.
SB 478 (2026)
Pole-equipment time limit grafted onto utility-employee assault penalties
Lost — Senate Judiciary reported as amended Mar. 17, 2026; never reached the floor.
Comment for this state
A city fight in Kansas is still one of 19,000. A state ban is one of 50. Sign: https://orwellday.com/stop-flock-solution/