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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 519
October 9, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
James
,
Marklein
and
Tomczyk
, cosponsored by Representatives
Kitchens
,
Franklin
,
Steffen
,
Behnke
,
Dittrich
,
Goodwin
,
Gundrum
,
Knodl
,
Melotik
,
Murphy
,
Mursau
,
O'Connor
,
Penterman
,
Piwowarczyk
,
Sheehan
,
Sinicki
,
Stroud
and
Wichgers
. Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
SB519,1,4
1
An Act
to renumber and amend
114.045 (1) and 114.045 (3);
to amend
2
114.045 (2);
to create
114.045 (1b), 114.045 (1m) (b) and 114.045 (3) (b) of the
3
statutes;
relating to:
the operation of drones over school property and
4
providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law prohibits the operation of a drone over a correctional institution without the express authorization of the secretary of corrections for a state facility or of the sheriff of the county for a county facility. A person who violates this prohibition is subject to a forfeiture of up to $5,000.
This bill prohibits the operation of a drone over a property owned by a public, private, or tribal school or on which a public, private, or tribal school is located with the following exceptions: 1) with the express authorization of the school board, governing body, or governing board with jurisdiction over the school; and 2) for limited purposes at the direction of the chief of a public protective services agency with jurisdiction over the territory on which the school property is located. The penalty for a violation of this prohibition is the same as for a violation of the restriction of operating a drone over a correctional institution.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB519,1
1
Section
1
.
114.045 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 114.045 (1m) (intro.)
2
and amended to read:
SB519,2,4
3
114.045
(1m)
(intro.) No person may operate a drone, as defined in s. 941.292
4
(1),
over
in any of the following manners:
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5
(a) Over
a correctional institution, as defined in s. 801.02 (7) (a) 1., including
6
any grounds of the institution, except that a person may operate a drone over an
7
institution that is a state facility with the express authorization of the secretary of
8
corrections or his or her designee or over an institution that is a county facility with
9
the express authorization of the sheriff of the county or his or her designee.
SB519,2
10
Section
2
.
114.045 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB519,2,11
11
114.045
(1b)
In this section:
SB519,2,12
12
(a) “Private school” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (3r).
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13
(b) “Public protective services agency” means a law enforcement agency, a
14
tribal law enforcement agency, or a fire protection or emergency medical services
15
agency.
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16
(c) “Public school” means an elementary or high school. “Public school”
17
includes a charter school.
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18
(d) “School” means a public school, private school, or tribal school.
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19
(e) “Tribal school” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (15m).
SB519,3
20
Section
3
.
114.045 (1m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB519,2,22
21
114.045
(1m)
(b) Over a property owned by a school or on which a school is
22
located, except in any of the following situations:
SB519,3,2
1
1. With the express authorization of the school board, governing body, or
2
governing board having jurisdiction over the school or their designee.
SB519,3,5
3
2. At the direction of the chief of a public protective services agency having
4
jurisdiction over the territory on which the school property is located for any of the
5
following purposes:
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6
a. To assist in an active search and rescue operation.
SB519,3,7
7
b. To locate an escaped prisoner.
SB519,3,8
8
c. To surveil a place or location for the purpose of executing an arrest warrant.
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9
d. When a law enforcement officer has reasonable suspicion to believe that the
10
use of a drone is necessary to prevent imminent danger to an individual or to
11
prevent imminent destruction of evidence.
SB519,4
12
Section
4
.
114.045 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB519,3,14
13
114.045
(2)
Any person who violates sub.
(1)
(1m)
may be required to forfeit
14
not more than $5,000.
SB519,5
15
Section
5
.
114.045 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 114.045 (3) (a) and
16
amended to read:
SB519,3,21
17
114.045
(3)
(a) A law enforcement officer investigating an alleged violation of
18
sub.
(1)
(1m)
shall seize
and transfer to the department of corrections or authority
19
in charge of the correctional institution
any photograph, motion picture, other
20
visual representation, or data that represents a visual image that was created or
21
recorded by a drone during an alleged violation of sub.
(1)
(1m)
.
SB519,6
22
Section
6
.
114.045 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB519,4,3
23
114.045
(3)
(b) Items seized under par. (a) shall be, for a violation under sub.
24
(1m) (a), transferred to the department of corrections or authority in charge of the
1
correctional institution or, for a violation under sub. (1m) (b), transferred to or
2
retained by a law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the territory on
3
which the school property is located.
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4
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