Trespass; use of system in unlawful manner.
Summary
Provides that anyone who is required to register with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry who uses or operates an unmanned aircraft system to knowingly and intentionally follow, contact, or capture images of another person without such person's permission is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Additionally, any respondent of a permanent protective order who uses or operates an unmanned aircraft system to knowingly and intentionally follow, contact, or capture images of any persons listed on the protective order is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also repeals the expiration of the prohibition on local regulation of privately owned, unmanned aircraft systems and clarifies that such prohibition extends to all political subdivisions and not only to localities.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Last action Mar 9, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Mar 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (84-Y 14-N)
legislature
Mar 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Mar 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
House requested conference committee
legislature
Mar 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with substitute 18107309D-H1 (78-Y 19-N)
legislature
Mar 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by until the end of the calendar
legislature
Mar 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with substitute (80-Y 18-N)
legislature
Mar 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB526H1
legislature
Mar 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18107309D-H1
legislature
Feb 15, 2018
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104450D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Obenshain
RRepublican
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