SB 460-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE 03/07/2024 0821s 2May2024...

1400h SESSION 24-3008 11/10 SENATE BILL 460-FN AN ACT establishing the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of unmanned aircraft systems.

SPONSORS:

Sen.

Carson, Dist 14;

Sen.

Watters, Dist 4;

Sen.

Gannon, Dist 23;

Rhodes,Newell, Ches.

174 COMMITTEE:Rep.

JudiciaryR. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill establishes the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of small unmanned aircraft systems (drones).

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40 April 2, 2024 2024-1400h 11/08 Amendment to SB 460-FN -Amend ASthe AMENDEDbill BYby THEreplacing HOUSEall 03/07/2024after 0821sthe 2May2024...enacting clause with the following:

1400h3 24-30081 11/10New STATESection; OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four AN ACT establishing the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of unmanned aircraft systems.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Section;

A person is guilty of a class B felony if such person is knowingly in possession of or operates a small UAS equipped with a device capable of causing serious bodily injury, death, or property damage or is otherwise capable of firing or releasing a projectileFederal,projectile. state, and municipal public safety bomb squad personnel are exempted from this provision for the limited purpose of use of a small UAS for the disposal of explosives, bombs, and hazardous devices.

Federal, state, and municipal public safety bomb squad personnel are exempted from this provision for the limited purpose of use of a small UAS for the disposal of explosives, bombs, and hazardous devices.

Amendment to SB 460-FN - Page 2 - 2 New Paragraph;

SB 460-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE - Page 2 - XV.

LBA 24-3008 Amended 5/6/24 SB 460-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2024-1400h) AN ACT establishing the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of unmanned aircraft systems.

FISCAL IMPACT:

[ X ] State [ X ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease) FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Revenue Fund None Expenditures Indeterminable Funding Source General Fund Appropriations $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source None Estimated Political Subdivision Impact - Increase / (Decrease) FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 County Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 County Expenditures Indeterminable Local Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Local Expenditures Indeterminable   METHODOLOGY:

This bill adds, deletes, or modifies a criminal penalty, or changes statute to which there is a penalty for violation.

Therefore, this bill may have an impact on the judicial and correctional systems, which could affect prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole costs, for the state, as well as county and local governments.

A summary of such costs can be found at:

https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lba/Budget/Fiscal_Notes/JudicialCorrectionalCosts.pdf AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association