Aircraft, certain; local regulation. (SB937)
Introduced By
Sen. Jennifer Wexton (D-Leesburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Local regulation of certain aircraft. Provides that a locality may by ordinance prohibit the use within its boundaries of privately owned, unmanned, autonomous aircraft weighing 55 pounds or less within its boundaries. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102247D |
| 01/08/2015 | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
| 01/20/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (SB937) |
| 01/20/2015 | Stricken at request of Patron in Local Government (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
I'm not sure if it was the intent of Del. Wexton, but this bill specifies "autonomous" aircraft. This is a very rare feature—most quadcopters and similar remote-controlled aircraft only do what their operator tells them to do, using the remote control. (The lone exception is that some will automatically return back to their point of origin before running out of batteries, to avoid crashing.)