Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty for using an unmanned aircraft over a critical infrastructure facility without the business operator's consent from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class E felony; adds communication service facilities to the types of facilities that are considered critical infrastructure facilities. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 30, 2019
Signed Mar 28, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2019 · House Mar 18, 2019
How they voted
29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Feb 25, 2019
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Mar 28, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0052)
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 1, PNV 2
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2019
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0018)
upper
Feb 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/27/2019
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/19/2019
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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