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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 855

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Relating to: the operation and regulation of unmanned aircraft and providing a penalty. (FE)

Aviation Court — Procedure Crime and criminals Fire department Medical service — Occupations Ordinance Police Privacy Sex crimes

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits the operation of a drone in certain manners and prohibits a

political subdivision from regulating the ownership or operation of a drone.

Current law prohibits the operation of a drone over a state correctional

institution and the use of a drone with the intent to photograph, record, or otherwise

observe another individual in a place or location where the individual has a

reasonable expectation of privacy. This bill also prohibits the operation of a drone

in any of the following manners: 1) so as to interfere with the official duties of a police

officer, fire fighter, emergency medical responder, emergency medical services

practitioner, or search and rescue officer; 2) so as to constitute stalking or criminal

harassment; 3) so as to violate a restraining order or other judicial order; and 4) if

an individual is required to register as a sex offender and is prohibited from taking

these actions, for the purpose of following or contacting or photographing, recording,

or otherwise observing another individual.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Kulp (R) , Schraa (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R)

1 cosponsors

Feyen (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 4

Passed 7–4 Feb 15, 2018 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 7, Noes 4

Passed 7–4 Feb 15, 2018 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 15, 2018 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 19, 2018 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Schraa, Kulp, Tittl and Tusler; cosponsored by Senator Feyen

  2. Jan 19, 2018 · Assembly

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

  3. Jan 25, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 25, 2018 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 5, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Schraa

  6. Feb 6, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goyke

  7. Feb 6, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goyke

  8. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Schraa

  9. Feb 14, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 4

  11. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:56 PM on 2-20-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 26

  13. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 4

  14. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

  16. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  19. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Mar 12, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  22. Mar 12, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

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

  24. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  26. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  28. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  29. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Mar 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  31. Mar 30, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-30-2018

  32. Apr 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-12-2018

  33. Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 322

  34. Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 4-17-2018