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House backs bill letting responders neutralize drones that interfere with emergencies
Summary
Lawmakers passed a substituted HB 420 that allows police and firefighters limited authority and immunity to neutralize airborne or waterborne unmanned vehicles that interfere with emergency response, clarifies the measure does not alter FAA airspace rules, and passed the House 73–0.
Representative Lifferth framed HB 420 as an "extension" of existing criminal statutes prohibiting interference with public servants. "This bill ... will not allow you to interfere with police or firefighters with your drone during an acute emergency as defined in the bill," he said, and the measure provides immunity for officials who neutralize interfering unmanned vehicles in the most safe way…
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