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Committee hears bill increasing penalties for drones that interfere with emergency response and wildfire suppression
Summary
Senate Bill 1125A would raise criminal penalties for knowingly or recklessly using an unmanned aircraft to interfere with law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue and other emergency operations; the committee heard testimony and carried the bill for additional hearing time.
The House Committee on Rules held a public hearing June 11 on Senate Bill 1125A, which would increase criminal penalties for using an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to interfere with law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue or other emergency response operations, and would create new misdemeanor and felony offenses for conduct that causes interference and serious harm.
The A‑2 amendment reconciles draft language…
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