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CS/CS/SB 44: Use of Drones by Government Agencies

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Criminal Justice ; Wright

Use of Drones by Government Agencies; Expanding the authorized uses of drones by law enforcement agencies and other specified entities for specified purposes; requiring the Department of Management Services, in consultation with a specified officer, to publish a list of approved drone manufacturers meeting specified security standards; requiring governmental agencies to discontinue the use of specified drones by a certain date; requiring the department to establish minimum security standards for governmental agency drone use, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 7/6/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-165
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/28/2020 Senate • Filed
1/11/2021 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Rules -SJ 36
1/15/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/26/21, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
1/26/2021 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 178
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/28/2021 Senate • Now in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
2/8/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 02/16/21, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/16/2021 Senate • Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 177
2/17/2021 Senate • Now in Rules
3/1/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/04/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 36
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 158
3/4/2021 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 192
3/5/2021 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/10/2021 Senate • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 225
3/15/2021 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/18/21 -SJ 270
3/18/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 261
• Read 3rd time -SJ 261
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 261, 262
• Immediately certified -SJ 270
3/18/2021 House • In Messages
4/20/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2021)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/21/2021 House • Amendment 892017 filed
• Amendment 090057 filed
4/23/2021 House • Substituted for CS/CS/HB 1049
• Read 2nd time
• Amendment 090057 withdrawn
• Amendment 892017 adopted
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/26/2021 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 88, NAYS 24
4/26/2021 Senate • In returning messages
4/26/2021 House • Message sent to senate
4/28/2021 Senate • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (892017) -SJ 795
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 795
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 795
6/28/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/29/2021 • Approved by Governor
7/6/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-165