Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3426
Expands offenses relating to the use of an unmanned aircraft system to interfere with official duties to include firefighting and search and rescue efforts.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<b>Digest: The Act says that it is an offense to use a drone to interfere with firefighting and search and rescue activities. The Act changes some penalties for use of drones. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.0).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act says that it is an offense to use a drone to interfere with firefighting and search and rescue activities. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6).</i>] Expands offenses relating to the use of an unmanned aircraft system to interfere with official duties to include firefighting and search and rescue efforts. <b>Modifies penalties for using an unmanned aircraft system to interfere with law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue or emergency response efforts.</b>
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
2 co-sponsors
In the Senate
1 co-sponsor
Its course
January 28 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action17 actions on 15 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 28 to Apr 2284 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 28 to Jan 302 days
JudiciaryJan 30 to Apr 1575 days
In the SenateApr 22 to Jun 27 · stopped66 days
Waiting for a committeeApr 22 to Apr 231 day
JudiciaryApr 23 to May 2734 days
RulesMay 27 to Jun 27 · stopped31 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading52–0
Passed · Apr 22 · 8 present
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 15
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 28 – Apr 22
- Jan 28Introduced
- Jan 30Sent to Judiciary
- Mar 4Heard in Judiciary
- Apr 9Heard in Judiciary
- Apr 15Judiciary recommended it as amended
- Apr 16Read a second time
- Apr 22Passed the House of Representatives, 52 to 0
In the Senate Apr 23 – Jun 27
- Apr 23Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Judiciary
- May 5Heard in Judiciary
- May 19Heard in Judiciary
- May 21Heard in Judiciary
- May 27Judiciary reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
- Sent to Rules
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 17 actions, as published
- Jan 28First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 30Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
- Mar 4Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 9Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 15Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
- Apr 16Second reading.House of Representatives
- Apr 17Rules suspended. Carried over to April 21, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
- Apr 21Rules suspended. Carried over to April 22, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
- Apr 22Third reading. Carried by Boice. Passed.House of Representatives
- Apr 23First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Apr 23Referred to Judiciary.Senate
- May 5Public Hearing held.Senate
- May 19Work Session held.Senate
- May 21Work Session held.Senate
- May 27Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.Senate
- May 27Referred to Rules by order of the President.Senate
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate