Public Safety Committee
TL;DR
The Seattle Public Safety Committee passed two ordinances on March 24, 2026. One updates police procedures for inquiring about immigration status to comply with state law, and the other establishes a mandatory 60-day pause before the police department can deploy new surveillance data collection systems like CCTV cameras and license plate readers.
Key Decisions
- Immigration Status Inquiry Ordinance Passed
- Surveillance Data Collection 60-Day Pause Passed
Agenda
- 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.
- Please Note: Times listed are estimated
- Call To Order
- Chair's Report
- Approval of the Agenda
- Public Comment
- Items of Business
- 1. 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.Council Bill (CB)Action: pass Passed
The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB).
- 2. 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.Council Bill (CB)Action: pass Passed
The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB).
- Adjournment