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
Nov 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Nov 18, 2020
Signed Mar 11, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 27, 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
23
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 11, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 46 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House (82-Y 15-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (19-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Nov 18, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Nov 18, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100624D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Favola
DDemocratic
Co
JA
John A. Cosgrove, Jr.
RRepublican
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
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