CS/SB 132 (2019) -  Drones

General Bill by Criminal Justice and Rouson
Drones: Defining the terms “dangerous or deadly weapon” and “large-scale event”; authorizing the use of a drone by a law enforcement agency to prepare for or monitor safety and security at a large-scale event; prohibiting a law enforcement agency using a drone in an authorized manner from equipping it with specified attachments or using it to fire projectiles, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2019
Last Event: 05/03/19 S Died in Infrastructure and Security on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 02/11/19 2:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Infrastructure and Security
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1131 Subject: Drones Relationship: Identical
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 75 Subject: Expanded Uses of Unmanned Aircraft Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 766 Subject: Expanded Uses of Unmanned Aircraft Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 688632 , Criminal Justice, Rouson Date Filed: 02/08/19, Line#: 18 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/11/2019 06:25 PM
    • A 470666 , Criminal Justice, Rouson Date Filed: 02/08/19, Line#: 33 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/11/2019 06:25 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/12/2019 12:52:50 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/8/2019 2:07:10 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Infrastructure and Security Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 150 Time: 03/05/2019 - 7:22 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 42 Time: 03/05/2019 - 8:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Infrastructure and Security Time: 02/13/2019 - 3:43 PM Member: Committee: Infrastructure and Security Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/12/2019 - 1:27 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 159 Time: 02/11/2019 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/19, 2:30 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 02/04/2019 - 4:26 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Infrastructure and Security; Rules -SJ 42 Time: 01/10/2019 - 8:30 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/06/2018 - 1:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
330.41 HB 1131, CS/SB 7046, CS/HB 7057
934.50 CS/CS/HB 75, CS/CS/SB 766, HB 1131