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San Diego's Budget and Government Efficiency Committee voted unanimously on October 21 to advance a resolution canceling the city's Flock Safety contract and banning police use of license plate readers, though the measure still faces a likely mayoral veto before the full council.

Midland, Texas passed a council resolution to terminate its Flock Safety contract and remove 71 cameras, joining dozens of other Texas cities pulling back from the technology after Governor Greg Abbott froze state funding and ordered a halt to new camera permits on state roads.

Fullerton, California's city council voted 3-1 to turn off its Flock cameras for six months to study crime-rate impacts, while neighboring Santa Ana delayed its own ALPR contract review, as privacy fears about federal data-sharing fuel pushback across Orange County.

Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed a non-binding resolution calling on the Pennsylvania General Assembly to either ban or impose strict regulations on automated license plate readers like Flock cameras, citing mass surveillance and civil liberties concerns.

Connecticut's new Public Act 26-14 — which took effect October 1, 2026 and caps ALPR data retention at 21 days while banning use for immigration enforcement — is reshaping the statewide debate, as Governor Lamont urged municipalities to pause new installations and one town removed its Flock cameras after the company declined to rule out selling data to third parties.