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SB508

Unmanned aircraft systems; use by Department of State Police and Department of Transportation.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Bill Carrico (R)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Use of unmanned aircraft system; public bodies.

Allows an unmanned aircraft system to be deployed without a warrant (i) by a law-enforcement officer to survey the scene of an accident for the purpose of crash reconstruction and record photographic or video images of the scene and (ii) by the Department of Transportation when assisting a law-enforcement officer to prepare a report of such accident because of personal injury, death, or property damage of $1,500 or more. This bill is identical to HB 1482. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/09/2018 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104197D
  • 01/09/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/22/2018 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
  • 01/22/2018 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 18105739D-S1
  • 01/23/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 01/24/2018 - Senate: Read second time
  • 01/24/2018 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 01/24/2018 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18105739D-S1
  • 01/24/2018 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB508S1
  • 01/25/2018 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 01/26/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB508S1)
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/15/2018 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 02/19/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
  • 02/23/2018 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
  • 02/23/2018 - House: Committee substitute printed 18107306D-H1
  • 02/26/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB508H1)
  • 02/27/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Read third time
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 18107306D-H1
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB508H1
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 03/02/2018 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
  • 03/02/2018 - Senate: Title replaced 18107306D-H1
  • 03/02/2018 - Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
  • 03/02/2018 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
  • 03/06/2018 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/06/2018 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB508ER)
  • 03/06/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/07/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB508ER)
  • 03/09/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/15/2018 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2018
  • 03/15/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
  • 03/30/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 654 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/30/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0654)

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