executive pausesupportedas of 2026-09-06
Rhode Island
A pause on new installs is real. It is not statewide removal of cameras already up.
supportedevidence
Gov. Dan McKee — pause on new ALPR installations and 60-day data-privacy review · Rhode Island H 8077 (2026) — Automated License Plate Readers (held for study; died in committee) · Finding Flock — ALPR laws by state (19 statutes read against official text)
- ALPR statute
- Not retrieved. Empty beats a copied neighbor.
- Executive
- Gov. Dan McKee press release Aug. 18, 2026: called for a statewide pause on installation and activation of any new ALPR cameras; directed DPS/State Police, in consultation with the Police Chiefs’ Association and League of Cities and Towns, to complete a 60-day review of uniform statewide standards. State Police will not install or activate additional ALPRs during the review. Existing State Police ALPRs may continue. Urges municipalities to pause new installs. Not a removal of cameras already up.
- Local
- Not retrieved. Empty beats a copied neighbor.
- Funding / grants
- Not retrieved. Empty beats a copied neighbor.
- Permitting / dirt
- Not retrieved. Empty beats a copied neighbor.
- Privacy
- No ALPR-specific retention statute on the books. The pause covers new installs, not existing cameras.
Bills and memos
H 8077 (2026)
Criminal Procedure — Automated License Plate Readers
Lost — introduced Feb. 27, 2026; House Judiciary held for further study; died in committee (session ended June 11, 2026). Would have capped storage at 21 days. Not enacted.
Comment for this state
A city fight in Rhode Island is still one of 19,000. A state ban is one of 50. Sign: https://orwellday.com/stop-flock-solution/