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Committee approves bill restricting drone flights over ticketed events with narrow exceptions
Summary
The Senate Transportation Committee advanced HB 58 after amendments. The bill makes it a misdemeanor to operate an unmanned aircraft within a 400-foot buffer of a ticketed entertainment event unless exceptions apply; it passed committee by voice vote, 7-3.
The Senate Transportation Committee on Monday advanced House Bill 58, which prohibits operating an unmanned aircraft over ticketed entertainment events within a 400-foot buffer except in narrowly specified cases, and makes violations a misdemeanor.
Representative Richardson, the bill sponsor, said the measure responds to incidents where drones disrupted events and posed privacy and nuisance concerns. "This bill is in response to concerns regarding operation of unmanned aircraft over certain gatherings…
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