AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE FINGERPRINT COLLECTION, PROCESSING AND SHARING SYSTEMS USED BY MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

HB 5116 establishes a task force to examine how municipal police departments collect, process, and share fingerprints for criminal history checks and other non-criminal purposes. The task force will review current systems used by local police departments across the state and make recommendations for improvements. This bill directly affects municipal police departments, which operate the fingerprint systems under review, and focuses on enhancing their existing procedures without changing laws. The task force's work will be limited to studying current practices and suggesting better methods for fingerprint handling and sharing.