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Senate subcommittee sets hearing on license plate reader industry, invites four CEOs

Event: September 19, 2026 · First reported: September 19, 2026 · 21 sources

The Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism will hold a hearing Wednesday on automated license plate readers, according to an announcement by subcommittee Chairman Josh Hawley, R-Mo. Hawley said he invited the chief executives of Flock Safety, Axon Enterprise, Motorola Solutions and Verkada, though the announcement did not indicate whether the executives had agreed to appear. A Verkada spokesperson said CEO Filip Kaliszan could not attend but that the company is supplying information to the subcommittee, adding that no national Verkada network exists and that customers can only see data in their own systems. The hearing follows an inquiry Hawley announced in August into how Flock collects, retains and shares camera data.

Why this matters

A congressional hearing featuring the major vendors would be one of the first national forums examining how ALPR data is pooled and searched across jurisdictions, and could shape the four ALPR-related bills already introduced in the House.

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Updated September 23, 2026. Corrections: blockflock@bytebunny.io. See all documented incidents or search the full article archive.