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House circles drone‑regulation bill after lengthy debate over warrants and policing
Summary
Representative Roberts’ bill to regulate unmanned aerial systems and constrain evidence use unless obtained by warrant or judicially recognized exception was circled for further work after extended floor debate about law enforcement uses, privacy, and data retention.
Representative Roberts introduced second substitute Senate Bill 167, a measure aimed at applying Fourth Amendment principles to information collected by unmanned aerial systems, restricting admissibility of drone‑derived information in criminal proceedings unless obtained under a search warrant or a recognized exception, and imposing reporting and retention controls.
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