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CS/HB 471: Unmanned Aircraft

GENERAL BILL by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee ; Yarborough ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gonzalez ; Metz ; Peters

Unmanned Aircraft; Prohibits operating drone over certain facilities; authorizes use of drone in certain circumstances to facilitate collection of evidence at scene of crime or traffic crash; authorizes use of drone by local or state agency for specified purposes.

Effective Date: 10/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/27/2017 House • Filed
    11/8/2017 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 43
    11/29/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 12/06/17, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
    12/6/2017 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 256
    • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 256
    1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 43
    1/16/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/18/18, 1:00 pm, Mashburn Hall
    1/18/2018 House • CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 372
    1/19/2018 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 368
    1/23/2018 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 390
    • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 01/25/18, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall -HJ 390
    1/25/2018 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 440
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 440
    2/22/2018 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/18
    2/28/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 717
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/1/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 756
    • CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 1 -HJ 756
    3/1/2018 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 568
    3/2/2018 Senate • Received -SJ 568
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Criminal Justice

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  • CS/HB 471, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/19/2018 at 8:44 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/25/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 624 (c1) Drones Young Identical Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Rules

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/1/2018 2:41 PM House 114 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    330.41 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act. Page 1 (pdf)
    934.50 Searches and seizure using a drone. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • HB 471, Original Filed Version Posted 10/27/2017 at 12:46 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 12/6/2017 (pdf)
    Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/19/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 624 Drones Young Identical Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Rules

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    507051 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Yarborough 1/17/2018
    10:14 AM
    Adopted
    1/18/2018
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    330.41 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act. Page 1 (pdf)
    934.50 Searches and seizure using a drone. Page 5 (pdf)

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