AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS

Plain English Breakdown

The official status indicates the bill passed both chambers, but no effective date was found in the source material to confirm when it becomes law.

Rules for Automated Traffic Safety Cameras in Large Cities

This law prevents cities with populations of 25,000 or more from banning automated traffic safety cameras.

What This Bill Does

• Prevents municipalities with at least 25,000 people from prohibiting the use of automated traffic safety cameras.
• Applies to both home rule and general law types of cities in Alaska.
• Defines an automated traffic safety camera as a device that uses sensors synchronized with specific control systems or speed measuring devices.

Who It Names or Affects

• Cities with populations of 25,000 residents or more
• Home rule municipalities in Alaska
• General law municipalities in Alaska

Terms To Know

Automated traffic safety camera

A device that uses a vehicle sensor working with an intersection or railroad control system, or a speed measuring device, and a synchronized camera to record images of vehicles failing to stop at red lights or crossing signals, or exceeding the speed limit.

Home rule municipality

A type of city in Alaska that this law applies to alongside general law municipalities.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not say if cities smaller than 25,000 people can ban these cameras.
• No effective date is listed in the provided source material.

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

SB0235B -1- CSSB 235(CRA)
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CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 235(CRA)

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY THE SENATE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Offered: 3/4/26
Referred: Transportation

Sponsor(s): SENATOR GRAY-JACKSON
A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to municipal regulation of automated traffic safety cameras." 1
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2
* Section 1. AS 29.10.200 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 3
(68) AS 29.35.143 (regulation of automated traffic safety cameras). 4
* Sec. 2. AS 29.35 is amended by adding a new section to read: 5
Sec. 29.35.143. Automated traffic safety cameras. (a) A municipality with a 6
population of 25,000 or more may not ban the use of automated traffic safety cameras. 7
(b) This section applies to home rule and general law municipalities. 8
(c) In this section, "automated traffic safety camera" means a device that uses 9
a vehicle sensor installed to work in conjunction with an intersection traffic control 10
system, a railroad grade crossing control system, or a speed measuring device, and a 11
camera synchronized to automatically record one or more sequential photographs or 12
electronic images of the front or rear of a motor vehicle at the time the vehicle fails to 13
stop when facing a steady red traffic control signal or an activated railroad grade 14
crossing control signal, or exceeds a speed limit as detected by a speed measuring 15
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CSSB 235(CRA) -2- SB0235B
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