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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 211

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Relating to: operation of drones over correctional institutions.

Aviation Corrections department of Prison

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law prohibits the operation of a drone over a correctional institution.

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

$5,000. Under this bill, the prohibition does not apply to those who are operating a

drone over a correctional institution with the express authorization of the secretary

of corrections or his or her designee.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bowen (D) , Brandtjen (R) , Brooks (R) , Callahan (R) , Goyke (D) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Murphy (R) , Neylon (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R) , Snyder (R) , Spiros (R) , Thiesfeldt (R)

10 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Drake (D) , Felzkowski (R) , Feyen (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Ringhand (D) , Steffen (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Jun 8, 2021 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 Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Jun 8, 2021 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. Mar 25, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Callahan, Schraa, Bowen, Brandtjen, Brooks, Goyke, Kitchens, Knodl, Murphy, Rozar, Snyder, Spiros, Thiesfeldt and Neylon; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Marklein, Nass, Ringhand, L. Taylor and Wanggaard

  2. Mar 25, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections

  3. Apr 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Callahan

  4. Apr 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. May 20, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. May 25, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Drake added as a coauthor

  7. Jun 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  8. Jun 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  9. Jun 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-16-2021 by Committee on Rules

  11. Jun 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  12. Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  13. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1