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Committee adopts drone-technology controls and moves companion foreign-ownership bill into substitute SB 9
Summary
A Kansas House committee amended a drone-technology bill to explicitly cover software and networked devices used in drone operations and moved companion restrictions on foreign acquisition of property and incentives into a substitute Senate bill for further consideration.
The Kansas House committee debated and amended a pair of bills addressing national-security concerns: a drone-technology bill (House Bill 2293) restricting acquisition of certain drone components from "countries of concern," and a companion real-property bill (House Bill 2290) that would bar foreign principals from acquiring interests in specified real property near military installations and prevent them from receiving economic-development incentives.
The Revisor described HB 2293 as prohibiting acquisition of critical drone components from identified countries and as also relating to procurement of finished goods by state agencies. The Revisor noted the bills use a defined term "country of concern" and set out proposed enforcement and reporting requirements.
Committee members debated and adopted several amendments to refine definitions and limits. Lawmakers removed a broader Section 2 from…
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