Vetoed California Senate Bill 274 on 1 October 2025, a measure that would have placed a default 60-day limit on how long public entities may retain automated license plate reader data and restricted sharing of it, on the stated ground that the bill did not strike the balance between individual privacy and public safety.

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California Legislature bill status record for SB-274 (2025-2026), Automated license plate recognition systems, carrying the Governor's veto message of 1 October 2025https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB274 ↗
“it may not be apparent, particularly with respect to cold cases, that license plate data is needed to solve a crime until after the 60-day retention period has elapsed.”