Bill Text: CA AB2724 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Unmanned aircraft.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2016-09-29 - Vetoed by Governor. [AB2724 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AB2724-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2724	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gatto

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

   An act relating to unmanned aircrafts.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2724, as introduced, Gatto. Unmanned aircrafts: liability of
first responders.
   Existing law provides certain individuals with immunity from civil
liability under specific circumstances, including, among others,
limiting the civil liability of a person who in good faith, and not
for compensation, renders emergency medical or nonmedical care at the
scene of an emergency, as specified.
   The Government Claims Act sets forth the general procedure for the
presentation of a claim as a prerequisite to the commencement of an
action for money or damages against a "public entity" or a "public
employee," and defines those terms for its purposes. The act
prohibits liability against a public entity or public employee for,
among other things, certain acts relating to the provision of fire
protection and police and correctional activities, as specified.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would provide immunity for first responders who
damage or destroy drones that interfere with emergency operations.
   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 provide immunity for first responders who
damage or destroy drones that interfere with emergency operations.