Florida Senate Bill 44 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: Passed on July 6 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-07-06 - Chapter No. 2021-165
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Expanding the authorized uses of drones by law enforcement agencies and other specified entities for specified purposes; requiring the Department of Management Services, in consultation with a specified officer, to publish a list of approved drone manufacturers meeting specified security standards; requiring governmental agencies to discontinue the use of specified drones by a certain date; requiring the department to establish minimum security standards for governmental agency drone use, etc.

Use of Drones by Government Agencies

Senate Rules Committee

Senate Criminal Justice Committee

Sen. Tommy Wright [R]

2021-04-28 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#9 (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-26 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#300 (Y: 88 N: 24 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-18 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#12 (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-03-04 - Senate - Senate Rules (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - Senate - Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-26 - Senate - Senate Criminal Justice (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-07-06		Chapter No. 2021-165
2021-06-29		Approved by Governor
2021-06-28		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2021-04-28	Senate	Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
2021-04-28	Senate	CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
2021-04-28	Senate	Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (892017)
2021-04-26	House	Message sent to senate
2021-04-26	Senate	In returning messages
2021-04-26	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 88, NAYS 24
2021-04-26	House	Read 3rd time
2021-04-23	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2021-04-23	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2021-04-23	House	Amendment 892017 adopted
2021-04-23	House	Amendment 090057 withdrawn
2021-04-23	House	Read 2nd time
2021-04-23	House	Substituted for CS/CS/HB 1049
2021-04-21	House	Amendment 090057 filed
2021-04-21	House	Amendment 892017 filed
2021-04-20	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2021-04-20	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2021)
2021-04-20	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2021-03-18	House	In Messages
2021-03-18	Senate	Immediately certified
2021-03-18	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 262
2021-03-18	Senate	Read 3rd time
2021-03-18	Senate	Read 2nd time
2021-03-15	Senate	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/18/21
2021-03-10	Senate	CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
2021-03-05	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2021-03-05	Senate	Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2021-03-04	Senate	CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
2021-03-02	Senate	CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
2021-03-02	Senate	Introduced
2021-03-01	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/04/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2021-02-17	Senate	Now in Rules
2021-02-16	Senate	Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
2021-02-08	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 02/16/21, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2021-01-28	Senate	Now in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
2021-01-26	Senate	Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2021-01-26	Senate	CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2021-01-15	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/26/21, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2021-01-11	Senate	Referred to Criminal Justice; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Rules
2020-12-28	Senate	Filed

S518 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 44 (Ch. 2021-165)
H433 (Similar To) 2021-04-26 - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 44 (Ch. 2021-165)
H1049 (Similar To) 2021-04-23 - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 44 (Ch. 2021-165)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
330	41		Amended Code	See Bill Text
934	50		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/BillText/Filed/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/BillText/c1/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/BillText/c2/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/BillText/e1/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/BillText/er/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/Amendment/516022/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/Amendment/892017/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/Amendment/090057/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/Analyses/2021s00044.pre.cj.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/Analyses/2021s00044.cj.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/Analyses/2021s00044.pre.ms.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/Analyses/2021s00044.ms.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/Analyses/2021s00044.pre.rc.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/Analyses/2021s00044.rc.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/Analyses/2021s00044.hms.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/Vote/SenateVote_s00044c2012.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/Vote/HouseVote_s00044c2300.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/Vote/SenateVote_s00044c2009.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/Vote/2021-01-26%200900AM~S00044%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/Vote/2021-02-16%201230PM~S00044%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/44/Vote/2021-03-04%200900AM~S00044%20Vote%20Record.PDF