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Lawmakers weigh broad 'Shield' drone package: no‑drone zones, geofencing, registry, and limited mitigation authority
Summary
The House committee reviewed a multi-bill "Shield" package that would create no‑drone zones for critical facilities, authorize geofencing and a state registry at MDOT, permit detection systems at state buildings, and narrowly authorize mitigation measures for certain public-safety actors; witnesses urged careful drafting to avoid FAA preemption and unfunded mandates.
Representative William Bruck (30th District) presented a multi-bill package the sponsors described as the "Shield" plan, aimed at securing critical infrastructure and enabling drone management and mitigation. The package includes bills to designate no‑drone zones for key facilities, authorize geofencing and a state registry with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), permit detection technologies and limited mitigation at state buildings, and restrict purchase/use of drones from specified foreign manufacturers.
Bruck framed the package around homeland-security concerns and played a short clip labeled "Operation Spiderweb" to illustrate how coordinated drone attacks overseas destroyed aircraft. "We are in the wild, wild…
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