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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 670

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Relating to: the operation of drones over state correctional institutions, the authority of political subdivisions to designate areas over which the operation of drones is limited, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Aviation Corrections, department of Forfeiture Ordinance Prison

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits the operation of drones over a state correctional institution.

Any person who violates this prohibition may be required to forfeit not more than

$5,000. Also, a law enforcement officer investigating an alleged violation of this

provision is required to seize and transfer to the Department of Corrections any

visual representation or data that represents a visual image that was created or

recorded by a drone during the alleged violation.

This bill also authorizes a city, village, town, or county (political subdivision) to

enact an ordinance designating an area within its jurisdiction as an area over which

the operation of a drone is limited and imposing limitations on the operation of

drones over the designated area. The ordinance may not apply to the operation of

a drone by the state, an agency of the state, or a public safety agency or the operation

of a drone with the consent of the owner of the property over which the drone is

operated. A political subdivision may provide a forfeiture of not more than $2,500 for

each violation of a drone operation ordinance.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Brostoff (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Heaton (R) , Hintz (D) , Horlacher (R) , Kerkman (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Schraa (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R)

3 cosponsors

Gudex (R) , Marklein (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 Feb 15, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 1

Passed 11–1 Feb 15, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 14, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Schraa, Horlacher, E. Brooks, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Heaton, Murphy, Ballweg, Mursau, Skowronski, A. Ott, T. Larson, Spiros, Brostoff, Hintz, Kerkman and Steffen; cosponsored by Senators Gudex, Wanggaard and Marklein

  2. Jan 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Jan 28, 2016 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 28, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Schraa

  6. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 15, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  8. Feb 15, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 1

  9. Feb 15, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:26 PM on 2-18-2016 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  11. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  13. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Feb 18, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Feb 23, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  19. Feb 23, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  20. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  21. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-15-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  22. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  23. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  25. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  26. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Mar 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  28. Mar 23, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2016

  29. Mar 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-29-2016

  30. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-30-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 318

  31. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 3-31-2016