Hi Amber - so sorry I’m getting this to you late. I’ve only looked at the senate bill summarily, but I thought I’d at least get you my notes from the sheriffs department. From the RTCC Annual Report: - Flock Safety Nationwide Lookup access disabled to prevent unauthorized searches related to immigration and reproductive health enforcement - Commitment to Privacy and Transparency the department mentions privacy and transparency often throughout their policies, however I don’t know specific actions taken to ensure this other than limiting access Controlled Access and Security All technology managed by the RTCC employs strict access controls to ensure sensitive data is only available to authorized personnel with a legitimate need to access the information. All access is logged and is subject to audit and human review for potential misuse. We employ industry standard encryption and cybersecurity measures to safeguard sensitive information at every stage, whether at rest or in transit. In accordance with state law, SCSO does not provide assistance to out-of-state agencies conducting investigations related to reproductive health. In the interest of transparency, SCSO provides the following information that would normally be published on the transparency portal, for December 2025: Total Cameras: 74 fixed, 18 mobile Total Detections: 11,355,424 Total Alerts: 274 (alerts are as a result of custom hotlist entries and/or NCIC entries for missing persons, stolen license plates, stolen vehicles, and warrants) Total Searches by SCSO Users: 2,828 Total Searches by other Washington Agencies: 18,006 Retention Period: 30 days Prohibited Uses: Immigration enforcement, traffic enforcement, harassment or intimidation, usage based solely on a protected class (i.e. race, sex, religion), personal use. What’s Detected: License plates; vehicle type, make, and color; distinctive features (top rack, rear rack, window stickers, bumper stickers, toolboxes); bicycles, trailers What’s Not Detected: Facial recognition, people, gender, race City of Spokane Valley Flock ALPR Cameras (In Progress). In 2024, the Spokane Valley City Council approved the purchase and installation of 26 Flock ALPR cameras within city limits to enhance public safety and investigative capabilities. RTCC staff conducted a comprehensive assessment of crime patterns, traffic engineering data, and existing infrastructure to create a strategic deployment plan that places cameras at high-impact locations. As of the end of 2025, fifteen cameras had been installed, with the remaining cameras scheduled for deployment in early 2026. Funded by ARPA grant awards to the City of Spokane Valley, the program has already produced several notable successes and continues to strengthen crime prevention and response across the city. immigration violations. Access to software and ALPR data will be safeguarded by issuing individual accounts that required specific username and password combinations to access the software and data. RTCC Policies: Access: External requests from external, non-partner jurisdictions or law enforcement agencies will be reviewed by the RTCC supervisor, or authorized designee for compliance with State of Washington criminal and privacy laws. All external private/public parties must have a written agreement (MOU or other such document) to allow and maintain limited access tot heir security cameras SB 6002 passed to Rules Committee for second reading 1/23 - The dramatic expansion of surveillance technology across the country has demonstrated the need to establish sensible guardrails o the use of surveillance data collected from monitoring the location and travel of individuals, without a warrant, to ensure its use by law enforcement and other government agencies must not come into conflict with existing protections for Washingtonians an ensure that it is not being used for purposes prohibited under state and federal law Mary Dombrowski | she/her Governmental & Constituent Relations Officer District 2 County Commissioner Amber Waldref Office: 509.477.7532 | Cell: 509.867.8650 mdombrowski@spokanecounty.gov