SB 1206 Summary

• Requires municipalities, counties, and the state to obtain approval from designated entities (city councils, county boards, or legislative budget committee) before acquiring, funding, or deploying military equipment or surveillance equipment.

• Defines military equipment to include items such as armored vehicles, firearms .50 caliber or larger, grenades, night vision devices, and camouflage uniforms; defines surveillance equipment to include facial recognition, license plate readers, drones, cell site simulators, and social media monitoring software.

• Mandates submission of detailed impact reports and use policies addressing potential civil rights impacts, data retention, training requirements, and safeguards before approval; prohibits discriminatory, viewpoint-based, or disparate impact uses.

• Requires annual public reports documenting equipment usage, data sharing, deployment locations by census tract, complaints, internal audits, and cost analyses, with community engagement meetings held within 30 days.

• Establishes community advisory committees to assess equity impacts and provide policy guidance; creates legal remedies including injunctive relief, attorney fees, and misdemeanor penalties for violations; prohibits conflicts with contracts and public-private arrangements involving equipment or data exchange for consideration.