A BILL TO AMEND ARTICLE 7, CHAPTER 11, TITLE 16 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO TRESPASSES AND THE UNLAWFUL USE OF THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS, BY ADDING SECTION 16-11-605, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OF A STATE OR FEDERAL MILITARY INSTALLATION AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
May 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Last action May 10, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 3, 2017 · House May 9, 2018
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
May 3, 2017
D
Democratic14
92% Yea
R
Republican25
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Amendments
7
May 10, 2018
Upper · Passed
Conference committee appointed Shealy, McElveen, Climer
upper
May 10, 2018
Lower · Passed
Conference committee appointed GM Smith, Weeks, Rutherford
lower
May 10, 2018
Introduced
Non-concurrence in House amendment
upper
May 10, 2018
Introduced
Returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 10, 2018
Amended
Senate amendment amended
lower
May 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 9, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (87-1-34)
house
May 3, 2018
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
May 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
May 9, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
May 4, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
May 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 3, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0-2)
senate
May 2, 2017
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 2, 2017
Amended
Committee Amendment Tabled
upper
Apr 19, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Mar 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Shealy (ch), McElveen, Timmons
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 13, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Thomas McElveen
DDemocratic
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