Committee recommends passage of ordinances on immigration-status inquiries and surveillance data pause
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Seattle City Council Public Safety Committee met March 24, 2026 (9:33–10:25 a.m., Council Chamber). Presiding Officer: Councilmember Kettle. The Committee recommended City Council pass two bills: CB 121180 (align SMC with state law on SPD inquiries into immigration status) and CB 121179 (mandatory 60-day pause conditions for SPD CCTV and ALPR data collection). Attendance: 6 present.
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- CB 121180: Committee recommends City Council pass the ordinance changing requirements for circumstances where Seattle Police Department personnel may inquire into a person’s citizenship or immigration status to align the Seattle Municipal Code with state law (Amends SMC Section 4.18.015). Vote: In Favor 5 — Kettle, Saka, Juarez, Lin, Rivera; Opposed: None.
- CB 121179: Committee recommends City Council pass the ordinance specifying conditions for a mandatory 60-day pause in data collection for Seattle Police Department Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) and Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) systems (Amends Ordinances 127044 and 127297). Vote: In Favor 5 — Kettle, Saka, Juarez, Lin, Rivera; Opposed: None.
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- This meeting also constitutes a meeting of the City Council, provided that the meeting shall be conducted as a committee meeting under the Council Rules and Procedures, and Council action shall be limited to committee business.
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- Call To Order
- Chair's Report
- Approval of the Agenda
- Public Comment
- Items of Business
- AN ORDINANCE relating to inquiries into immigration status; changing the requirements for circumstances where Seattle Police Department personnel may inquire into a person’s citizenship or immigration status to align the Seattle Municipal Code with state law; and amending Section 4.18.015 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
- AN ORDINANCE relating to collection of surveillance data; specifying conditions for a mandatory 60-day pause in data collection for Seattle Police Department Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) and Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) systems; and amending Ordinances 127044 and 127297.
- Adjournment
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