Florida House Bill 979 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 28 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-28 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 766 (Ch. 2015-26)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Designates act as "Florida Drone Privacy Act"; requires FDLE to develop guidelines for use of drones by state or local law enforcement agencies; requires such law enforcement agencies to annually report to FDLE, & requires FDLE to annually report to Governor & Legislature, regarding drone usage; specifies situations in which it is lawful to capture image with drone; prohibits capture of image of individual or privately owned real property using drone in certain circumstances; prohibits possession, disclosure, display, distribution, or use of such illegally captured images; provides defenses to prosecution; prohibits use or discovery of such images in legal proceedings; provides exceptions; provides for civil actions for damages relating to violations; provides for court costs & attorney fees; specifies limitations period for such actions; provides criminal penalties.

Drone Surveillance

Rep. Jimmie Smith [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-28	House	Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 766 (Ch. 2015-26)
2015-03-03	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2015-03-03	House	Introduced
2015-02-24	House	Filed

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)
H0649 (Similar To) 2015-04-27 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 766 (Ch. 2015-26)
S0766 (Similar To) 2015-05-15 - Chapter No. 2015-26

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
934	50		Amended Code	See Bill Text
934	55		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/979
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0979/BillText/Filed/PDF