Mike Gatto
- Democratic
Author
Existing federal law, the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (FMRA 2012) , provides for the integration of civil and public unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known as drones, into the national airspace system. Existing federal law imposes various operational safety requirements and aircraft certification requirements on aircraft, including unmanned aircraft. Existing federal law also generally requires an aircraft to be registered with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) , and except as provided, prohibits a person from operating a United States registered aircraft unless that aircraft displays specified nationality and registration marks or from placing on any aircraft a design, mark, or symbol that modifies or confuses those nationality and registration marks. Existing federal law establishes an online and paper-based registration process for specified types of unmanned aircraft systems. This bill would require a person who manufactures an unmanned aircraft for sale in this state to include with the unmanned aircraft a link to the FAA Internet Web site containing safety regulations or best practices applicable to unmanned aircraft and, if the unmanned aircraft is required to be registered with the FAA, a notification of that requirement and a link to the FAA registration Internet Web site. The bill would require an unmanned aircraft equipped with global positioning satellite mapping capabilities to also be equipped with geofencing technological capabilities that prohibit the unmanned aircraft from flying within any area prohibited by local, state, or federal law, as specified. The bill would require the owner of an unmanned aircraft to procure adequate protection against liability imposed by law on owners of unmanned aircraft, including the payment of damages for personal bodily injuries and death, and for property damage, resulting from the operation of the unmanned aircraft. The bill would require the Department of Insurance, in consultation with the Department of Transportation, to set the amount of liability protection that is adequate. The bill would make the provision requiring adequate protection against liability operative on January 1, 2020. The bill would exempt from its provisions an unmanned aircraft operated pursuant to a current exemption, or Certificates of Waiver or Authorization issued pursuant to FMRA 2012 or other commercial operator authorization granted by the FAA. The bill would provide that if any provision or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
Vetoed by Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 47. Noes 24. Page 6458.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 13. Page 5367.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 8).
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 28).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 17. Page 5185.)
Assembly Rule 69 suspended. (Page 5166.)
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5074.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 3).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
Read first time.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
Introduced. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB2724 | HTML |
| 02/19/16 - Introduced | |
| 03/17/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/05/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/01/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/02/16 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/19/16 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/31/16 - Enrolled |
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