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Bill would bar drone flights over jails and adjacent lands to curb contraband deliveries
Summary
Representative Jones presented HB 1230 to prohibit drone use over prisons and adjacent properties for moving contraband; the sponsor said the measure is aimed at breaking supply chains used to deliver contraband to incarcerated people.
Representative Jones presented House Bill 1230 to the Rules committee, describing it as a two-part measure to combat contraband deliveries by drone.
The bill would: (1) prohibit operating drones over places of incarceration (jails and prisons) for the purpose of moving contraband into facilities; and (2) bar operation of drones within adjacent lands to those facilities to disrupt supply chains that enable contraband delivery. Representative Jones described the aim as disrupting the operators and supply networks used to traffic contraband into custody.
During the presentation the sponsor used emphatic language to describe the intent, saying the bill is designed to “kill the entire supply chain, kill the cartel, kill the operator” — language he clarified was figurative. No formal amendment or vote on HB 1230 was recorded in Rules during this session; the bill was presented for committee consideration and placed on the agenda to move forward under committee processes.
Next steps: HB 1230 remains before Rules for scheduling; no roll-call action was recorded during this meeting.
