Florida House Bill 649 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 9 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-04-27 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 766 (Ch. 2015-26)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Prohibits person, state agency, or political subdivision from using drone to capture image of privately owned real property or of owner, tenant, occupant, invitee, or licensee of such property with intent to conduct surveillance without written consent if reasonable expectation of privacy exists; specifies when reasonable expectation of privacy may be presumed; authorizes use of drone by person or entity engaged in business or profession licensed by state in certain circumstances; provides exception; authorizes use of drone by employee or contractor of property appraiser for purpose of assessing property for ad valorem taxation; authorizes use of drone by certain utilities for specified purposes; provides for civil action for compensatory damages & injunctive relief for violations; provides for recovery of attorney fees & punitive damages; specifies that remedies provided are cumulative to other existing remedies.

Surveillance by a Drone

House Judiciary Committee	House Civil Justice Subcommittee	House Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Rep. Larry Metz [R]
Rep. Dwight Dudley [D]	Sen. Gayle Harrell [R]	Rep. Charles McBurney [R]	Sen. Ray Rodrigues [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-27	House	Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 766 (Ch. 2015-26)
2015-04-27	House	Substituted CS/CS/SB 766
2015-04-24	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/15
2015-04-06	House	Placed on Calendar
2015-04-03	House	CS/CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time
2015-04-03	House	Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
2015-04-02	House	CS/CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
2015-03-31	House	On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/02/15, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
2015-03-26	House	CS/CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time
2015-03-26	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2015-03-25	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2015-03-24	House	CS/CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 1
2015-03-20	House	On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/24/15, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
2015-03-18	House	Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
2015-03-17	House	CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time
2015-03-17	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2015-03-16	House	CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
2015-03-12	House	On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/16/15, 4:00 pm, Sumner Hall
2015-03-03	House	Introduced
2015-02-18	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2015-02-09	House	Filed

S0766 (Same As) 2015-05-15 - Chapter No. 2015-26
S1178 (Similar To) 2015-05-01 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 766 (Ch. 2015-26)
H0979 (Similar To) 2015-04-28 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 766 (Ch. 2015-26)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
934	50		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/649
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0649/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0649/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0649/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0649/BillText/c3/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0649/Amendment/289845/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0649/Amendment/030603/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0649/Amendment/710417/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0649/Amendment/859753/PDF