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Lawmakers hear bill to criminalize drone interference with firefighting, search-and-rescue; sponsors weigh penalty increase
Summary
A House Judiciary Committee public hearing considered HB 3426, a bill to expand criminal penalties for drone interference to include firefighting and search-and-rescue operations.
A public hearing on Tuesday considered House Bill 3426, which would expand criminal penalties for interference by unmanned aircraft systems to cover firefighting and search-and-rescue operations. Sponsor Court Boyce told the House Judiciary Committee that the proposed change is intended to protect first responders and preserve public-safety operations.
Court Boyce, the bill sponsor, said HB 3426 would add search-and-rescue efforts and “all firefighting efforts” to the list of public safety activities for which interference by an unmanned aircraft system can carry criminal penalties. He said he has requested a…
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