Unmanned aircraft; exempts an owner from the requirement to register.
Summary
Aircraft registration; unmanned aircraft.Exempts an owner of an unmanned aircraft from the requirement toregister aircrafts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 7, 2021
Signed Mar 11, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 22, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 15, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 11, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 45 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (84-Y 15-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Jan 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
lower
Jan 7, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100608D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Karrie Delaney
DDemocratic
Co
Hala S. Ayala
DDemocratic
Co
Kathleen Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Webert
RRepublican
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