Trespass; use of an unmanned aircraft system, penalty.
Summary
Provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally causes an unmanned aircraft system to enter the property of another and come within 50 feet of a dwelling house (i) to coerce, intimidate, or harass another person or (ii) after having been given notice to desist, for any other reason, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also provides that any person who is required to register with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry who uses or operates an unmanned aircraft system to knowingly and intentionally (a) follow or contact another person without such person's permission or (b) capture images of another person without such person's permission when such images render the person recognizable is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Additionally, any respondent of a permanent protective order who uses or operates an unmanned aircraft system to knowingly and intentionally follow, contact, or capture images of any individual named in the protective order is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also repeals the expiration of the prohibition on local regulation of privately owned, unmanned aircraft systems, clarifies the scope of such prohibition, and clarifies that such prohibition extends to all political subdivisions and not only to localities. This bill is identical to
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Last action Mar 12, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Mar 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (81-Y 14-N 1-A)
legislature
Mar 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 23, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB638S1
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18107238D-S1
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (80-Y 19-N)
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB638H1
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18106649D-H1
legislature
Jan 16, 2018
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104458D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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