Alaska2026Passed Legislature

HB282

State Regulation of Automated Traffic Safety Cameras

Last scannedSep 12, 2026, 4:46 AM

In one sentence

This bill gives the state of Alaska the authority to regulate automated traffic safety cameras and prevents cities from banning them unless a specific law allows it.

Reserves the power to regulate automated traffic safety cameras for the state government.
Stops municipalities from passing laws that ban these cameras, except where specifically allowed by statute.
Defines what counts as an automated traffic safety camera in Alaska law.
Applies new rules to both home rule and general law cities.

The official text does not state when the bill will officially take effect.
The law defines the cameras but does not list specific rules for how they must be used by drivers or police beyond preventing bans.

Plain language

Automated traffic safety camera: A device that uses a vehicle sensor and a synchronized camera to automatically record photos or electronic images of the front or rear of a motor vehicle when it fails to stop for a red light, ignores an activated railroad crossing signal, or exceeds a speed limit.
Municipality: A city or town with its own local government laws.

Official record

Validated

AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS An Act relating to municipal regulation of automated traffic safety cameras.

Official activity