Florida Senate - 2026                                     SB 870
       
       
        
       By Senator Wright
       
       
       
       
       
       8-01429-26                                             2026870__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to operating drones over critical
    3         infrastructure facilities; amending s. 330.41, F.S.;
    4         revising a prohibition relating to the operation of a
    5         drone over a critical infrastructure facility;
    6         providing an effective date.
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    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
   11  330.41, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         330.41 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act.—
   13         (4) PROTECTION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES.—
   14         (a) A person may not knowingly or willfully:
   15         1. Operate a drone over a critical infrastructure facility,
   16  unless the operation is for a commercial purpose and is
   17  authorized by and in compliance with Federal Aviation
   18  Administration regulations;
   19         2. Allow a drone to make contact with a critical
   20  infrastructure facility, including any person or object on the
   21  premises of or within the facility; or
   22         3. Allow a drone to come within a distance of a critical
   23  infrastructure facility that is close enough to interfere with
   24  the operations of or cause a disturbance to the facility.
   25         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.