Senate approves counter-drone task force, adds federal-alignment safeguards

May 27, 2026

Lawmakers passed a bill creating a counter-unmanned-aircraft joint task force and adopted technical amendments ensuring state and local mitigation activities comply with federal law and do not interfere with 911 or aviation communications.

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Senator Bass, sponsor of the measure on unmanned aircraft systems, told the Senate the bill "creates the counter unmanned aircraft joint task force" and aligns new authority with prior state law to allow legitimate mitigation efforts while following federal rules.

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