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Panel approves bill barring certain high‑risk registry members from owning drones; 5–1–1 roll call
Summary
The committee passed H.B.1125, which prohibits people assessed as level‑3 or level‑4 on the sex‑offender registry from purchasing, owning or operating unmanned aircraft. Members praised the child‑safety aim but debated scope and whether existing voyeurism laws suffice; final roll call was 5 ayes, 1 nay, 1 not voting.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance H.B.1125 after sponsors described a case in which a drone repeatedly hovered over private property, later crashed and was traced to a person on the sex‑offender registry.
Representative Evans, presenting the house bill, told the committee a constituent in Cabot discovered a drone over her backyard. When the aircraft later crashed and was turned in to law enforcement, the deputy identified the operator but said current law was vague and offered limited…
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