CS/SB 1178 (2015) -  Drone Privacy

General Bill by Criminal Justice and 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: 10/01/2015
Last Event: 05/01/15 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 766 (Ch. 2015-26) on Friday, May 1, 2015 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 04/13/15 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/HB 649 Subject: Surveillance by a Drone Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 979 Subject: Drone Surveillance Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 766 Subject: Surveillance by a Drone Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 133542 , Criminal Justice, Bradley Date Filed: 04/06/15, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Substitute Amendment 04/14/2015 10:04 AM
    • SD 193802 , Criminal Justice, Brandes Date Filed: 04/13/15, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/14/2015 10:04 AM
    • AA 337230 , Criminal Justice, Brandes Date Filed: 04/13/15, Line#: 12 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/14/2015 10:04 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 4/14/2015 3:23:39 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 4/6/2015 9:59:23 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 766 (Ch. 2015-26) Time: 05/01/2015 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 424 Time: 04/14/2015 - 7:00 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 422 Time: 04/14/2015 - 4:14 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/14/2015 - 3:36 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 422 Time: 04/13/2015 - 6:14 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/13/15, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 04/08/2015 - 2:35 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/07/15, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 04/02/2015 - 4:05 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 114 Time: 03/03/2015 - 7:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 114 Time: 02/27/2015 - 2:59 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/23/2015 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
330.60