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SB1125

Increases the penalties for using an unmanned aircraft system to interfere with a law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue or emergency response effort.

Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 2:40 AM

In one sentence

<b>Digest: The Act makes it a worse crime to use a drone to meddle in an emergency.

What it does

  • <b>Digest: The Act makes it a worse crime to use a drone to meddle in an emergency.
  • The Act says that it is a crime to cause death or serious injury by using a drone to meddle in an emergency.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 72.3).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act makes it a worse crime to use a drone to meddle in a wildfire emergency.
  • The Act says that it is a crime to cause death or serious injury by using a drone to meddle in an emergency.

Who it affects

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Limits and unknowns

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Official record

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Official summary

<b>Digest: The Act makes it a worse crime to use a drone to meddle in an emergency. The Act says that it is a crime to cause death or serious injury by using a drone to meddle in an emergency. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.3).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act makes it a worse crime to use a drone to meddle in a wildfire emergency. The Act says that it is a crime to cause death or serious injury by using a drone to meddle in an emergency. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.3).</i>] Increases the penalties for using an unmanned aircraft system to interfere with a [<i>wildfire suppression effort</i>]<b> law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue or emergency response effort</b>. Modifies the felony of causing death or serious physical injury using an unmanned aircraft system to include causing death or serious physical injury by causing an unmanned aircraft system to interfere with a [<i>wildfire suppression, law enforcement or emergency response effort</i>]<b> law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue or emergency response effort</b>. Relating to: Relating to unmanned aircraft systems. Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Chapter 604, 2025 Laws.Senate
  2. Effective date, January 1, 2026.Senate
  3. Governor signed.Senate
  4. President signed.Senate
  5. Speaker signed.House
  6. Rules suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 27; Nays, 2--Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 1--Thatcher.Senate
  7. Second reading.House
  8. Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Boice. Passed. Ayes, 42; Nays, 1--Nelson; Excused, 9--Cate, Diehl, Harbick, McIntire, Nguyen H, Reschke, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 8--Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Gamba, Helfrich, Lively, Mannix, McLain, Nathanson.House
  9. Work Session held.House
  10. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House
  11. Public Hearing held.House
  12. Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.House
  13. Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.House
  14. Work Session held.House
  15. Work Session held.House
  16. Public Hearing held.House
  17. Referred to Judiciary.House
  18. Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. Ayes, 21; Nays, 7--Anderson, Bonham, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB; Excused, 2--Gorsek, Woods.Senate
  19. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House
  20. Carried over to 04-03 by unanimous consent.Senate