MI HB5419

Creates the Surveillance Technology Act and establishes a Surveillance Technology Oversight Board within the Department of State Police to regulate distribution, possession, and use of surveillance technology.

Board composition includes the State Police Director, representatives from Michigan Sheriffs' Association and Chiefs of Police (non-voting), two public representatives appointed by legislative leaders, a county prosecutor, criminal defense attorney, and privacy advocate appointed by governor.

Requires all police agencies to submit semiannual reports to the board detailing surveillance technology possessed or used, frequency of use, costs, agency policies, data protection measures, and whether technology contributed to criminal charges or convictions.

Board must review and analyze surveillance technology, promulgate rules governing its use, and may review private sector surveillance technology use; board shall submit annual findings to senate and house oversight committees by February 1 each year.

Takes effect 90 days after enactment; board members serve 4-year terms without compensation but may be reimbursed for expenses; board meetings must comply with Michigan's Open Meetings Act.