Malcolm Kenyatta on License-Plate Surveillance

Public disputes over automated license-plate readers, searchable vehicle-location records, and the use or prohibition of networked camera systems.

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Counts show individual statements. They do not assign an overall position.

Statement history

2 statements on this page. Dates: September 15, 2026

2 matching statements. Dates: September 15, 2026

2 published statements. Dates: September 15, 2026

Condemned

2 published statements. Dates: September 15, 2026

2 statements on this page. Dates: September 15, 2026

Malcolm Kenyatta

Role at the time: Pennsylvania state representative, District 181

September 15, 2026Condemned

Statement summary

Kenyatta and three Pennsylvania House colleagues say they will seek a statewide ban on automated license-plate readers, except turnpike cameras used solely for toll collection.

“For these reasons, we plan on introducing legislation that would ban the use of ALPRs in Pennsylvania. This would fully prohibit new ALPR systems from being implemented in the Commonwealth and remove existing ALPRs, with the exception of turnpike cameras, which are used solely for toll collection purposes.”

Read the original text

Pennsylvania House co-sponsorship memo: Banning Flock Camera SurveillanceMemo, paragraphs 1-5

The four legislators jointly propose a Pennsylvania ALPR ban, with an exception for toll-collection cameras. The memo had not been introduced as legislation when posted.

Archived copy

Why we used this label

Kenyatta supports prohibiting existing and new automated license-plate-reader systems in Pennsylvania, with a toll-camera exception. The reference point is whether networked license-plate-reader systems should exist. The memo argues that the systems create a searchable record of vehicles' movements and should be removed to protect privacy. This is a direct call to prohibit the network, so the classification is condemns.

Read statement Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?

Malcolm Kenyatta

Role at the time: Pennsylvania state representative and lead circulator of joint memo

September 15, 2026Condemned

Statement summary

Malcolm Kenyatta and three House colleagues jointly proposed prohibiting new ALPR systems in Pennsylvania and removing existing ones, except toll cameras.

“we plan on introducing legislation that would ban the use of ALPRs in Pennsylvania”

Read the original textPennsylvania House co-sponsorship memo: Banning Flock Camera SurveillanceMemo, paragraphs 1-5

The four legislators jointly propose a Pennsylvania ALPR ban, with an exception for toll-collection cameras. The memo had not been introduced as legislation when posted.

Archived copy

Why we used this label

The case concerns whether networked plate-reader systems should exist. The shared memo calls for their removal and prohibition.

Read statement Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?