Ohio committee hears competing views on bill to restrict drones from ‘covered foreign adversaries’
Witnesses at the Senate Transportation Committee debated Senate Bill 180, which would bar some state and local agencies from operating drones made or assembled by covered foreign adversaries. Proponents cited national-security risks and federal actions; opponents warned of risks to first-responder operations and local businesses.
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The Ohio Senate Transportation Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 180 on the bill’s third hearing, with proponents urging tighter controls on drones they said pose national-security risks and opponents saying the measure would harm public-safety work and small businesses.
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