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Committee advances bill to curb unauthorized drone surveillance and creates civil remedy
Summary
The committee adopted a substitute that streamlined technical language in House Bill 19 and voted to send the bill to the full House with a favorable recommendation. Sponsor Rep. John Hodgson said the bill would create protections against unauthorized surveillance by drones and provide injunctive and civil remedies.
Representative John Hodgson, the sponsor of House Bill 19, told the Outstanding Committee on Small Business and Information Technology that the bill would "establish basic protections for citizens from unauthorized surveillance via drone of their persons in real property and provide a path for injunctive relief and civil action." Hodgson introduced the bill during the committee's Feb.…
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