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Wyoming House approves bill to protect critical infrastructure from drones after trimming photography language
Summary
The House passed Senate File 132, creating new protections for critical infrastructure and systems from drones; members removed language criminalizing photography from the bill after free‑speech concerns, adopted a governor‑flexibility amendment and rejected a proposed appropriation for a drone‑removal fund.
The Wyoming House approved Senate File 132, a bill described as protecting critical infrastructure and systems from drones. Lawmakers debated whether the bill should ban aerial photography and how liability and enforcement should work.
An early floor amendment removed a provision that would have made photographing critical infrastructure from the air a standalone offense. Representative Yen brought the amendment, describing aerial photography as a free‑speech issue and noting that people can legally photograph facilities from…
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