CS/CS/SB 44 (2021) -  Use of Drones by Government Agencies

General Bill by Rules and Criminal Justice and Wright
Use of Drones by Government Agencies: Expanding the authorized uses of drones by law enforcement agencies and other specified entities for specified purposes; requiring the Department of Management Services, in consultation with a specified officer, to publish a list of approved drone manufacturers meeting specified security standards; requiring governmental agencies to discontinue the use of specified drones by a certain date; requiring the department to establish minimum security standards for governmental agency drone use, etc.
SB Substituted for CS/CS/HB 1049 By Judiciary Committee and Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee and Giallombardo
Effective Date: 07/01/2021
Last Event: 07/06/21 Chapter No. 2021-165 on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 10:37 AM
Date Available for Final Passage: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 1:54 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 01/26/21 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
    • On agenda for: 02/16/21 12:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 03/04/21 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1049 Subject: Use of Drones by Government Agencies Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/HB 433 Subject: Use of Drones by Government Agencies Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 518 Subject: Drones Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Enrolled
  • Engrossed 1
  • Committee Substitute 2
    • D 892017 , Giallombardo Date Filed: 04/21/21, Line#: 0 House: Adopted 04/23/2021 01:54 PM
    • Senate: Concurred 04/28/2021 02:19 PM
    • AA 090057 , Duggan Date Filed: 04/21/21, Line#: 19 House: Withdrawn 04/23/2021 01:54 PM
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 800850 , Rules, Wright Date Filed: 03/02/21, Line#: 38 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/04/2021 11:56 AM
    • AA 565644 , Rules, Brandes Date Filed: 03/03/21, Line#: 6 Senate(c): Withdrawn 03/04/2021 11:56 AM
    • AA 722258 , Rules, Brandes Date Filed: 03/04/21, Line#: 6 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/04/2021 11:56 AM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 516022 , Criminal Justice, Wright Date Filed: 01/26/21, Line#: 38 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/26/2021 02:55 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/4/2021 6:31:13 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/2/2021 4:29:10 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security 2/16/2021 3:02:31 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security 2/15/2021 10:52:59 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 1/26/2021 3:21:19 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 1/25/2021 8:37:37 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/18/2021 02:32 PM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 12] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 04/26/2021 01:58 PM   Yeas: 88 Nays: 24 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 300] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/28/2021 02:19 PM   Yeas: 40 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Returning Messages Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 9] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2021-165 Time: 07/06/2021 - 10:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/29/2021 - 10:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/28/2021 - 8:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 795 Time: 04/28/2021 - 2:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 795 Time: 04/28/2021 - 2:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (892017) -SJ 795 Time: 04/28/2021 - 2:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/26/2021 - 3:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S In returning messages Time: 04/26/2021 - 2:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 88, NAYS 24 Time: 04/26/2021 - 1:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/26/2021 - 1:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/23/2021 - 4:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/23/2021 - 1:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 892017 adopted Time: 04/23/2021 - 1:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 090057 withdrawn Time: 04/23/2021 - 1:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/23/2021 - 1:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Substituted for CS/CS/HB 1049 Time: 04/23/2021 - 1:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 090057 filed Time: 04/21/2021 - 3:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 892017 filed Time: 04/21/2021 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/20/2021 - 8:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2021) Time: 04/20/2021 - 7:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/20/2021 - 5:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/18/2021 - 4:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Immediately certified -SJ 270 Time: 03/18/2021 - 3:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 261, 262 Time: 03/18/2021 - 2:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 261 Time: 03/18/2021 - 2:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 261 Time: 03/18/2021 - 2:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/18/21 -SJ 270 Time: 03/15/2021 - 3:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 225 Time: 03/10/2021 - 11:56 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/05/2021 - 2:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/05/2021 - 8:17 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 192 Time: 03/04/2021 - 11:27 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 158 Time: 03/02/2021 - 7:13 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 36 Time: 03/02/2021 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/04/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/01/2021 - 2:17 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 02/17/2021 - 4:14 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 177 Time: 02/16/2021 - 1:46 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 02/16/21, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 02/08/2021 - 2:36 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: c1
Event: S Now in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Time: 01/28/2021 - 12:23 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/26/2021 - 3:39 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 178 Time: 01/26/2021 - 10:28 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/26/21, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/15/2021 - 3:18 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Rules -SJ 36 Time: 01/11/2021 - 5:18 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/28/2020 - 9:48 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
330.41 CS/HB 433, SB 518, CS/CS/HB 1049
934.50 CS/HB 433, SB 518, CS/CS/HB 1049