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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 868

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: restriction of state or local governmental acquisition, possession, and use of certain drones. (FE)

Aviation Justice department of Municipality State agencies State employee

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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

This bill prohibits local governmental units and state agencies from acquiring

or, beginning one year after the effective date of the bill, possessing or using drones

manufactured or distributed by SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.; a subsidiary of, or

successor to, SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.; or any entity that is determined by the U.S.

Department of Justice to be subject to or vulnerable to extrajudicial direction from

a foreign government. The bill also requires local governmental units and state

agencies to report to the Wisconsin Department of Justice their possession, use, and

plan for disposal of these drones. WDOJ must then summarize these reports and

provide the summary to the legislature.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Roth (R)

4 cosponsors

Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Murphy (R) , Plumer (R)

Full history

  1. Jan 13, 2022 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Roth; cosponsored by Representatives Plumer, Gundrum, Knodl and Murphy

  2. Jan 13, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing, Commerce and Trade

  3. Feb 3, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 16, 2022 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 10, 2022 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Roth

  6. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1