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Committee advances SB 93 to ban drones over state prison property and alter supervision rules
Summary
Sen. Owens said SB 93 is a corrections cleanup that would make civilian drone flights over state prison property illegal, allow dynamic as well as direct supervision in some housing, and streamline fee collection; the bill was advanced out of committee by voice vote.
Sen. Owens introduced Senate Bill 93 on behalf of the Department of Corrections as a brief cleanup bill intended to update corrections statutes for technology and operations.
The bill would make civilian drone operation inside the fenced airspace of state prison sites a criminal offense, provide flexibility to use dynamic as well as direct supervision in housing units, and streamline how the Department of Corrections collects certain fees. "We have intercepted some drone drop offs and pickups," Sen. Owens said in presenting the bill, and added the changes are intended to keep facilities…
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