Drones
Summary
Drones; Adds exception to prohibited uses of drone for managing & eradicating invasive exotic plants or animals on public lands & suppressing & mitigating wildfire threats.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Jun 29, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2020 · House Feb 26, 2020
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Mar 6, 2020
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican9
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Jun 29, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 21 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/13/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS by Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/28/20, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 1:00 pm, 12 HOB
lower
Dec 3, 2019
Committee
Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jason Fischer
RRepublican
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