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Committee advances bill to allow trained law enforcement to mitigate unauthorized drones
Summary
The Homeland Security and Transportation Committee advanced a bill to align state law with federal rules and authorize state police‑led training and a pilot to let trained officers mitigate unauthorized drones at major venues; supporters including Live Nation backed the proposal and the committee passed it 9-0.
The Senate Homeland Security and Transportation Committee voted to advance a bill sponsored by Senator Baldwin that would align state law with federal guidelines and allow trained law enforcement to mitigate unauthorized drones at large events and other high‑risk situations.
Senator Baldwin told the committee that current FAA rules and federal law limit how states can respond and that the bill would "allow the state police to be an agent" to set training, procedures and equipment so agencies could remove…
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