California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2306

Introduced by Assembly Member Chau

February 21, 2014

An act relating to unmanned aircraft systems.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2306, as introduced, Chau. Unmanned aircraft systems.

Existing federal law, the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, provides for the integration of civil unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known as drones, into the national airspace system by September 30, 2015. Existing federal law requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to develop and implement operational and certification requirements for the operation of public unmanned aircraft systems in the national airspace system by December 31, 2015.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would prohibit the use of an unmanned aircraft system to invade a person’s privacy.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would prohibit the use of an unmanned aircraft
system to invade a person’s privacy.