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Committee raises penalties for drones that interfere with wildfire suppression; amended bill approved and sent to floor
Summary
Senate Bill 1125 was amended to increase penalties for knowingly or recklessly causing unmanned aircraft systems to interfere with wildfire suppression or emergency response. The Judiciary Committee adopted a dash-1 amendment that clarifies and tiers criminal penalties and forwarded the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary on March 19 adopted a dash-1 amendment to Senate Bill 1125 increasing criminal penalties for conduct that causes unmanned aircraft systems to interfere with wildfire suppression or emergency response, then voted to advance the amended bill to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation.
Tisha (committee staff) explained the…
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