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89(R) SB 2569 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
S.B. No. 2569
AN ACT
relating to the reporting requirement for certain law enforcement
agencies regarding the agencies' use or operation of an unmanned
aircraft.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 423.008(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) Not earlier than January 1 and not later than January 15
of each odd-numbered year, each state law enforcement agency and
each county or municipal law enforcement agency located in a county
or municipality, as applicable, with a population greater than
150,000, that used or operated an unmanned aircraft during the
preceding 24 months shall [
issue a written report to the governor,
the lieutenant governor, and each member of the legislature and
shall:
[
(1) retain the report for public viewing; and
[
(2)
] post
a
[
the
] report
regarding the agency's use or
operation of unmanned aircraft
on the [
law enforcement
] agency's
publicly accessible
Internet
website
or
, if
the agency does not
have a publicly accessible Internet website, otherwise make the
report available to the public
[
one exists
].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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______________________________
President of the Senate
Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2569 passed the Senate on
April 16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2569 passed the House on
May 23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 122, Nays 15, one
present not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
______________________________
Governor