Florida 2019 Regular Session Status: Passed House

HB 75 — Expanded Uses of Unmanned Aircraft

Last action — Died in Criminal Justice

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 75 2019 A bill to be entitled An act relating to expanded uses of unmanned aircraft;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB, Engrossed 1 2019 A bill to be entitled An act relating to expanded uses of unmanned aircraft;
Paragraphs (d) through (j) of subsection (4) of section 934.50, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs (h) through (n), respectively, paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of that section is amended, and new paragraphs (d), (e), (f), and (g) are added to subsection (4), to read:
Paragraphs (d) through (j) of subsection (4) of section 934.50, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs (i) through (o), respectively, paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of that section is amended, and new paragraphs (d) through (h) are added subsection (4), to read:
(d) To assist a law enforcement agency in crowd control involving a group of 50 people or more.
(d) To provide a law enforcement agency with an aerial perspective of a crowd of 50 people or more.
(e) To assist a law enforcement agency with traffic management, except that a law enforcement agency may not use a Page 1 of 2 CODING:
(e) To assist a law enforcement agency with traffic management;
however, a law enforcement agency acting under this Page 1 of 2 CODING:
hb0075-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 75 2019 drone to gather evidence for traffic infraction enforcement.
hb0075-03-e1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB, Engrossed 1 2019 paragraph may not issue a traffic infraction citation based on images or video captured by a drone.
(h) By certified fire department personnel to perform tasks within the scope and practice authorized under their certifications.
hb0075-02-c2
hb0075-03-e1
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Action History

  1. Died in Criminal Justice

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Received

  4. Referred to Criminal Justice; Infrastructure and Security; Rules

  5. In Messages

  6. CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0

  7. Read 3rd time

  8. Amendment(s) adopted (309893)

  9. Read 2nd time

  10. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19

  11. CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time

  12. Placed on Calendar

  13. Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)

  14. CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 1

  15. CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time

  16. On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/07/19, 3:00 pm, Sumner Hall

  17. Introduced

  18. Now in Judiciary Committee

  19. Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)

  20. CS by State Affairs Committee; YEAS 22 NAYS 0

  21. On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/19/19, 3:00 pm, Morris Hall

  22. Now in State Affairs Committee

  23. Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 1

  24. On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 02/06/19, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall

  25. Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee; Judiciary Committee

  26. Filed

Sponsors

  • State Affairs Committee · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • State Affairs Committee

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passage, Third Reading

Passed 114 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 11000
Unaffiliated 78003
Republican 25000
Total 114003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Ausley — Yea
Brown — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Cummings — Yea
Diamond — Yea
Donalds — Yea
DuBose — Not Voting
Drake — Yea
Duran — Yea
Eagle — Yea
Fine — Yea
Fischer — Yea
Geller — Yea
Good — Yea
Hill — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jacquet — Yea
Jenne — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Magar — Yea
Mariano — Yea
McGhee — Yea
Mercado — Yea
Newton — Yea
Oliva — Yea
Payne — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Ponder — Yea
Pritchett — Yea
Renner — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Roth — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Sprowls — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Stone — Yea
Toledo — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Willhite — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Grant, M. — Yea
Roach — Yea
Grieco — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Bell — Yea
Hage — Yea
Rodrigues, R. — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Hart — Yea
Hattersley — Yea
Sabatini — Yea
Bush — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Casello — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Cortes — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Alexander — Yea
Aloupis — Yea
Altman — Yea
Grant, J. — Yea
Raschein — Yea
Valdes — Yea
Fernandez — Yea
Omphroy — Yea
Watson, B. — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Fetterhoff — Yea
Webb — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Goff-Marcil — Yea
Polo — Yea
Zika — Yea
Slosberg — Not Voting
Watson, C. — Not Voting
La Rosa — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Johnson, Chad Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee)

Passed 17 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11100
Republican 3000
Democrat 3000
Total 17100
% of votes cast 94%6%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Diamond — Nay
Geller — Yea
Hill — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Mercado — Yea
Renner — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Alexander — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Grant, J. — Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea

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Favorable With Committee Substitute (State Affairs Committee)

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Republican 5002
Democrat 1000
Total 22002
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Drake — Yea
DuBose — Yea
Good — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Newton — Yea
Payne — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Roth — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Hart — Yea
Hattersley — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Raschein — Yea
Slosberg — Yea
Watson, C. — Yea
Zika — Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Not Voting
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Not Voting

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Favorable (Criminal Justice Subcommittee)

Passed 14 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12100
Republican 1000
Democrat 1000
Total 14100
% of votes cast 93%7%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Donalds — Yea
Eagle — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Bush — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Grant, J. — Yea
Grieco — Yea
Hattersley — Nay
Roach — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Sabatini — Yea
Webb — Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety technology
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Who sponsors HB 75?
HB 75 is sponsored by State Affairs Committee.
What is the current status of HB 75?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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