HB 979 (2015) -  Drone Surveillance

General Bill by Smith
Drone Surveillance: Designates act as "Florida Drone Privacy Act"; requires FDLE to develop guidelines for use of drones by state or local law enforcement agencies; requires such law enforcement agencies to annually report to FDLE, & requires FDLE to annually report to Governor & Legislature, regarding drone usage; specifies situations in which it is lawful to capture image with drone; prohibits capture of image of individual or privately owned real property using drone in certain circumstances; prohibits possession, disclosure, display, distribution, or use of such illegally captured images; provides defenses to prosecution; prohibits use or discovery of such images in legal proceedings; provides exceptions; provides for civil actions for damages relating to violations; provides for court costs & attorney fees; specifies limitations period for such actions; provides criminal penalties.
Effective Date: October 1, 2015
Last Event: Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 766 (Ch. 2015-26) on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 1:15 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/HB 649 Subject: Surveillance by a Drone Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 766 Subject: Surveillance by a Drone Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1178 Subject: Drone Privacy Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 766 (Ch. 2015-26) Time: 04/28/2015 - 1:15 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/03/2015 - 10:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/03/2015 - 2:55 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 03/03/2015 - 2:55 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 03/03/2015 - 2:55 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/03/2015 - 2:55 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/24/2015 - 2:56 PM Member: Smith Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
934.50 CS/CS/CS/HB 649, CS/CS/SB 766, CS/SB 1178*
934.55 CS/SB 1178*

(*) Not the latest version