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CS/SB 1178: Drone Privacy

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Richter

Drone Privacy; Citing this act as the "Florida Privacy Act"; specifying situations in or purposes for which it is lawful to capture an image with a drone; prohibiting the use of a drone to capture an image of an individual or privately owned real property in certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Transportation to review the potential impact on public safety from commercial applications of unmanned aerial systems and submit a report, in coordination with the Office of Insurance Regulation, to the Governor and the Legislature by a certain date, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2015
 Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 766 (Ch. 2015-26)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/23/2015 Senate • Filed
    2/27/2015 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 114
    3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 114
    4/2/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/07/15, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    4/8/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/13/15, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    4/13/2015 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 422
    4/14/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 422
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 424
    5/1/2015 Senate • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 766 (Ch. 2015-26)

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  • CS/SB 1178, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/14/2015 at 3:36 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 649 (c3) Surveillance by a Drone Metz Compare Last Action: 4/27/2015 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 766 (Ch. 2015-26) -HJ 862
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill
    H 979 Drone Surveillance Smith Compare Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 766 (Ch. 2015-26)
    Location: In committee/council (CRJS)     		Track This Bill
    S 766 (er) Surveillance by a Drone Hukill Compare Last Action: 5/15/2015 Chapter No. 2015-26
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    330.60 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 1178, Original Filed Version Posted 2/23/2015 at 4:02 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 4/6/2015 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/14/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 979 Drone Surveillance Smith Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 766 (Ch. 2015-26)
    Location: In committee/council (CRJS)     		Track This Bill
    H 649 (c3) Surveillance by a Drone Metz Compare Last Action: 4/27/2015 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 766 (Ch. 2015-26) -HJ 862
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill
    S 766 (c2) Surveillance by a Drone Hukill Compare Last Action: 5/15/2015 Chapter No. 2015-26
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    133542 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Bradley)     		4/6/2015
    9:42 AM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    4/14/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 193802 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (133542)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Brandes)     		4/13/2015
    1:17 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/14/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 337230 - Amendment to Amendment (193802)
    Delete lines 12 - 16 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Brandes)     		4/13/2015
    4:13 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/14/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/13/2015 4:00 PM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    934.50 Searches and seizure using a drone. Page 2 (pdf)
    934.55 Page 3 (pdf)

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