CS/CS/SB 1422: Unmanned Aircraft or Unmanned Aircraft Systems
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; Criminal Justice ; Truenow
Unmanned Aircraft or Unmanned Aircraft Systems; Revising the definition of the term “critical infrastructure facility”; increasing the criminal penalty for certain prohibited actions relating to drones; prohibiting certain actions relating to unmanned aircraft and unmanned aircraft systems; authorizing certain persons to use reasonable force to prohibit a drone from conducting surveillance under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 10/1/2025
Last Action: 4/16/2025 Senate - Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/16/2025 Senate - Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/26/2025 Senate • Filed
3/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Transportation; Rules
3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/13/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/18/2025 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
3/20/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Original reference(s) removed: Transportation
• Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
3/26/2025 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
4/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
4/10/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
4/14/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/16/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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CS/CS/SB 1422, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/14/2025 at 1:54 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/15/2025 (pdf)
Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/16/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1121 (c2) Unmanned Aircraft and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/17/2025 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025) 
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 238888 - Amendment
Delete lines 142 - 160.Rules
(Pizzo)4/16/2025
8:23 AM
(Late Filed)Unfavorable
4/16/2025Web Page
PDF772934 - Amendment
Delete lines 143 - 160.Rules
(Pizzo)4/15/2025
6:04 PM
(Late Filed)Withdrawn
4/16/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 4/16/2025 8:30 AM Rules 22 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 330.41 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act. Page 1 (pdf) 330.411 Prohibited possession or operation of unmanned aircraft. Page 4 (pdf) 934.50 Searches and seizure using a drone. Page 5 (pdf) -
CS/SB 1422, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/20/2025 at 2:14 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 4/9/2025 (pdf)
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/14/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1121 (c2) Unmanned Aircraft and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/17/2025 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 208498 - Amendment
Delete lines 94 - 129 and insert:Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
(Truenow)4/9/2025
9:15 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
4/11/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 4/10/2025 11:00 AM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 330.41 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act. Page 1 (pdf) 330.411 Prohibited possession or operation of unmanned aircraft. Page 4 (pdf) 934.50 Searches and seizure using a drone. Page 5 (pdf) -
SB 1422, Original Filed Version Posted 2/26/2025 at 4:03 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/17/2025 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1121 (c1) Unmanned Aircraft and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/17/2025 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 742930 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Criminal Justice
(Truenow)3/17/2025
11:57 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/18/2025Web Page
PDF
490098 - Amendment to Amendment (742930)
Between lines 117 and 118 insert:Criminal Justice
(Truenow)3/17/2025
1:08 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/18/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/18/2025 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 9 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 330.41 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act. Page 1 (pdf) 330.411 Prohibited possession or operation of unmanned aircraft. Page 2 (pdf) 934.50 Searches and seizure using a drone. Page 3 (pdf)