S 180 South Carolina Senate · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles; trespassing

Summary
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 FEDERAL MILITARY INSTALLATION; TO PROVIDE FOR DISPOSITION OF A CONFISCATED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE; TO PROVIDE FOR EXCEPTIONS; AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019 Last action Apr 10, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2019

How they voted

370
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Apr 9, 2019
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican23
22 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 10, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Mar 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, Young, McLeod, Senn
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), McElveen, Kimpson, Rice, Senn
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 12, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Thomas McElveen
Thomas McElveen
DDemocratic
SC
35