Michigan
Pending 2026 bills would regulate ALPRs, not remove them. None have been enacted.
Michigan HB 5492 of 2026 — Regulating Automatic License Plate Readers Act · Michigan SB 1131 of 2026 — guidelines for registration plate reader systems · Michigan DTMB / SIGMA — statewide Flock LPR solution (contract MA250000000832) · Finding Flock — ALPR laws by state (19 statutes read against official text)
- ALPR statute
- Not retrieved. Empty beats a copied neighbor.
- Executive
- Not retrieved. Empty beats a copied neighbor.
- Local
- Ann Arbor PD does not deploy city ALPRs (AAPD, Oct. 27, 2025). Detroit PD operates readers. Among Michigan’s largest cities, only Ann Arbor has no city LPR program.
- Funding / grants
- DTMB contract MA250000000832: Flock statewide LPR solution, $2,626,000, June 3, 2025–June 3, 2030; 30-day rolling purge under MSP Policy 07-13.
- Permitting / dirt
- MDOT still issues annual trunkline permits for LE ALPRs (instructions dated March 1, 2024). Occupancy, not a pause.
- Privacy
- No statewide statutory retention cap. MSP contract/Policy 07-13: 30-day rolling purge except evidence. That policy does not bind locals.
Bills and memos
HB 5492 / HB 5493 (2026)
Regulating Automatic License Plate Readers Act (pair; tie-barred)
Introduced Jan. 29, 2026; House Judiciary. Would cap government retention at 14 days and limit uses. Not enacted.
SB 1131 (2026)
Guidelines for use of registration plate reader systems
Introduced July 29, 2026; Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety. Senate counterpart. Not enacted.
Comment for this state
A city fight in Michigan is still one of 19,000. A state ban is one of 50. Sign: https://orwellday.com/stop-flock-solution/