HB 3426 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to unmanned aircraft systems.

Summary

] Expands offenses relating to the use of an unmanned aircraft system to interfere with official duties to include firefighting and search and rescue efforts. Modifies penalties for using an unmanned aircraft system to interfere with law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue or emergency response efforts.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → A-Engrossed · 5 edits · Apr 23, 2025

MODERATE

The bill modifies Oregon's drone interference laws by adding new offenses for interfering with firefighting and search and rescue operations, while reclassifying penalties for other drone violations. It also adjusts the felony threshold for causing death or serious injury and updates the forfeiture provisions for repeat offenders.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of prohibited drone activities to explicitly include interference with firefighting and search and rescue efforts, which were not clearly covered in the original version.

ENFORCEMENT

Reclassified reckless interference with law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue, or emergency response from a Class A violation to a Class B misdemeanor.

Changed the penalty for knowingly or intentionally interfering with emergency response efforts from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class C felony.

Added explicit language making interference with firefighting and search and rescue efforts a criminal offense.

Updated the felony provision for causing death or serious injury to apply to reckless conduct in addition to knowing or intentional conduct.

Adjusted the subsection numbering throughout the statute to reflect the new structure of offenses.

Floor votes · House Apr 23, 2025

How they voted

50–0

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 58

Apr 23, 2025

D Democratic35

30 Yea 5

85% Yea

R Republican23

20 Yea 3

86% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

In committee upon adjournment.

upper

May 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules by order of the President.

upper

May 27, 2025

Committee

Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary.

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Introduced

First reading. Referred to President's desk.

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third reading. Carried by Boice. Passed.

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary.

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Introduced

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors