CS/SB 624: Drones
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Young
Drones; Redefining the term “critical infrastructure facility”; authorizing the use of a drone if a law enforcement agency possesses reasonable suspicion that, under particular circumstances, swift action is needed to facilitate the collection of evidence at a crime scene or traffic crash scene; authorizing the use of a drone by a local or state agency when used in the assessment of damage, flood state, wildfire, or land management, or the monitoring and collection of scientific or marketing data, etc.
Senate Committee References:
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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10/24/2017 | Senate |
• Filed |
11/2/2017 | Senate |
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 51 |
1/9/2018 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 51 |
1/24/2018 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/29/18, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building |
1/29/2018 | Senate |
• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 243 |
1/30/2018 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
1/31/2018 | Senate |
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 243 |
2/1/2018 | Senate |
• Now in Judiciary -SJ 243 • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/06/18, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building |
2/6/2018 | Senate |
• Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 296 |
2/7/2018 | Senate |
• Now in Rules -SJ 296 |
3/10/2018 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Rules |