Assembly committee advances bill restricting use of facial recognition technology in arrest warrants

A bill that would prohibit police from relying solely on facial recognition technology to establish probable cause for an arrest warrant cleared the Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee on Monday in a party-line vote.

Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-Franklin) sponsored A5423, which won the support of every Democrat on the committee; the two Republicans, Assemblymen Antwan…