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Committee adopts amendment clarifying law-enforcement drone surveillance and public-records treatment
6689531 · October 7, 2025
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Summary
The Transportation Committee adopted an amendment to H.B. 251 clarifying when law-enforcement unmanned aerial vehicles may be used for surveillance without a warrant and how captured surveillance data is treated under public-records law.
The House Transportation Committee on Oct. 7 adopted an amendment to H.B. 251 clarifying limits on law‑enforcement use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for surveillance and the public‑records status of any captured footage.
Sponsor explanation said the amendment exempts law‑enforcement surveillance by UAV from a…
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