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Senate committee advances bill making unauthorized drone flights over defense contractors a felony
Summary
The Senate Courts of Justice Committee adopted a substitute and voted unanimously to report Senate Bill 757, which would make flying a drone over certain contracted defense facilities a felony and provide civil and criminal immunity for contractors who act to neutralize drones.
The Senate Courts of Justice Committee on Wednesday advanced legislation that would criminalize certain drone flights over private defense contractor facilities and give contractors legal protections to disable or remove unauthorized drones.
Senator Locke, sponsor of Senate Bill 757, told the committee the substitute clarifies which sites qualify as “contracted defense facilities” and further defines “controlled technical information” tied to federal acquisition rules. “This bill provides the tools to deter malicious drone activity and empower contractors to safeguard critical defense operations,” Locke said.
The bill would make knowingly and intentionally operating a drone over a contracted…
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