CS/CS/SB 766 (2015) -  Surveillance by a Drone

General Bill by Appropriations and Judiciary and Hukill
Surveillance by a Drone: Prohibiting a person, a state agency, or a political subdivision from using a drone to capture an image of privately owned real property or of the owner, tenant, occupant, invitee, or licensee of such property with the intent to conduct surveillance without his or her written consent if a reasonable expectation of privacy exists; authorizing the use of a drone by a person or entity engaged in a business or profession licensed by the state in certain circumstances, etc.
SB Substituted for CS/CS/CS/HB 649 By Judiciary Committee and Civil Justice Subcommittee and Criminal Justice Subcommittee and Metz
Effective Date: 07/01/2015
Last Event: 05/15/15 Chapter No. 2015-26 on Friday, May 15, 2015 11:07 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 03/10/15 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/24/15 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 04/09/15 1:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 18   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/HB 649 Subject: Surveillance by a Drone Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 979 Subject: Drone Surveillance Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1178 Subject: Drone Privacy Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Enrolled
  • Engrossed 1
  • Committee Substitute 2
    • A 756406 , Brandes Date Filed: 04/13/15, Line#: 57 Senate: Withdrawn 4/14/2015 10:24:04 AM
    • A 641840 , Hukill Date Filed: 04/20/15, Line#: 82 Senate: Adopted 4/22/2015 10:24:09 AM
    • A 566452 , Brandes Date Filed: 04/13/15, Line#: 127 Senate: Withdrawn 4/14/2015 10:24:08 AM
    • A 634926 , Brandes Date Filed: 04/13/15, Line#: 154 Senate: Withdrawn 4/14/2015 10:24:13 AM
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 856286 , Appropriations, Hukill Date Filed: 04/08/15, Line#: 55 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/10/2015 01:01 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 114264 , Judiciary, Simpson Date Filed: 03/23/15, Line#: 54 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/26/2015 04:28 PM
    • AA 554452 , Judiciary, Simpson Date Filed: 03/24/15, Line#: 35 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/26/2015 04:28 PM
    • A 834932 , Judiciary, Simpson Date Filed: 03/23/15, Line#: 77 Senate(c): Withdrawn 03/24/2015 10:19 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/13/2015 3:52:14 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/8/2015 12:18:28 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/26/2015 4:27:54 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/23/2015 4:07:10 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 3/10/2015 3:51:10 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 3/9/2015 1:54:44 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/23/2015 02:02 PM   Yeas: 37 Nays: 2 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 17] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 04/28/2015 11:35 AM   Yeas: 117 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 380] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2015-26 Time: 05/15/2015 - 11:07 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 05/14/2015 - 4:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 05/07/2015 - 2:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 703 Time: 04/28/2015 - 12:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/28/2015 - 12:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 Time: 04/28/2015 - 11:34 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/28/2015 - 11:34 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/27/2015 - 3:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/27/2015 - 2:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Substituted for CS/CS/CS/HB 649 Time: 04/27/2015 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/27/2015 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/24/2015 - 10:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/27/2015) Time: 04/24/2015 - 6:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/24/2015 - 6:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/23/2015 - 3:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 2 -SJ 575 Time: 04/23/2015 - 2:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 575 Time: 04/23/2015 - 2:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/22/2015 - 10:24 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 465 Time: 04/22/2015 - 10:24 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (641840) -SJ 465 Time: 04/22/2015 - 10:24 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 465 Time: 04/22/2015 - 10:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 422 Time: 04/14/2015 - 1:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 383 Time: 04/13/2015 - 4:41 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/14/15 Time: 04/10/2015 - 5:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 377 Time: 04/10/2015 - 5:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/10/2015 - 5:02 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 377 Time: 04/09/2015 - 5:08 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/09/15, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/06/2015 - 1:45 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 269 Time: 03/31/2015 - 5:51 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 259 Time: 03/26/2015 - 5:22 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/26/2015 - 4:39 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 259 Time: 03/24/2015 - 10:21 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/24/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 03/19/2015 - 3:03 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/17/15, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building --Meeting cancelled Time: 03/12/2015 - 4:09 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 191 Time: 03/10/2015 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 191 Time: 03/10/2015 - 3:40 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/10/15, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building Time: 03/05/2015 - 11:42 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 84 Time: 03/03/2015 - 7:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 84 Time: 02/13/2015 - 9:16 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/09/2015 - 10:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
934.50 CS/CS/CS/HB 649, HB 979, CS/SB 1178*

(*) Not the latest version