Driver Privacy Act of 2015

Summary

Driver Privacy Act of 2015 Declares that any data in an event data recorder required to be installed in a passenger motor vehicle (as provided for under Department of Transportation [DOT] regulations concerning the collection, storage, and retrievability of onboard motor vehicle crash event data) is the property of the owner or lessee of the vehicle in which the recorder is installed, regardless of when the vehicle was manufactured. Prohibits a person, other than the owner or lessee of the motor vehicle, from accessing data recorded or transmitted by such a recorder unless: a court or other judicial or administrative authority authorizes the retrieval of such data subject to admissibility of evidence standards; an owner or lessee consents to such retrieval for any purpose, including vehicle diagnosis, service, or repair; the data is retrieved pursuant to certain authorized investigations or inspections of the National Transportation Safety Board or DOT; the data is retrieved to determine the appropriate emergency medical response to a motor vehicle crash; or the data is retrieved for traffic safety research, and the owner's or lessee's personally identifiable information and the vehicle identification number are not disclosed. Directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, after completing a study and submitting a report to Congress, to promulgate regulations concerning the amount of time event data recorders installed in passenger motor vehicles may capture and record vehicle-related data to provide accident investigators with pertinent crash-related information.

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Timeline

1. 17 March 2015

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 March 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 March 2015

   Reported

   Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

   Source: Committee

4. 28 September 2015

   Calendars

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 239.

   Source: Calendars

5. 28 September 2015

   Reported

   Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 114-147.

   Source: Committee

6. 28 September 2015

   Reported

   Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 114-147.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Reported to Senate · 28 September 2015 · Official file
• Introduced in Senate · 17 March 2015 · Official file

Documents

6 official files

• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 28 September 2015

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 28 September 2015

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• Reported to Senate without amendment

  summary · EN · 28 September 2015

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 March 2015

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 March 2015

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 17 March 2015

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Sponsors

• John Hoeven · R · Sponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• Angus King · I · Cosponsor
• John Boozman · R · Cosponsor
• · sscm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → FAST Act
• related to ← Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015