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Committee tables bill to require state agencies to buy only NDAA‑approved drones after public‑safety pushback
Summary
After extended testimony from emergency managers and public‑safety drone operators warning the measure would reduce operational capability and impose heavy costs on counties, the committee voted unanimously to table House Bill 205 and asked sponsors to work with stakeholders on compromise language.
A Senate committee voted to table House Bill 205 on Tuesday after public‑safety officials and industry witnesses testified that the bill’s requirement for state agencies to use only Department‑of‑Defense/NDAA‑approved unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) would significantly harm emergency responders’ operational capacity.
Representative Clark, sponsor of HB 205, said the measure would have directed the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA) to create a state‑approved list of UAS that align with federal requirements and DOD/NDAA guidance, and he proposed a…
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