Publisher: KCCI (content corroborated via Iowa Public Radio — KCCI itself blocked automated access)
Date Published: February 6, 2026
Relevant To: ALPR presentation (August) — police accountability context
Verification Status: Verified
Notes: Iowa bill HSB 668 would end the requirement (part of a 2020 police-reform law passed unanimously post-George Floyd) for annual de-escalation and bias-prevention training for law enforcement officers, and remove state affirmative-action references. Republicans on a House subcommittee advanced the bill; only supporters testified at the hearing. Rep. Megan Srinivas (D-Des Moines): the bill “would legalize discrimination.” Relevant background context for the ALPR presentation’s Iowa material — the same legislative session rolling back ALPR-adjacent civil-rights protections while also (separately) tightening ALPR-specific rules.