Bill Text: IL SR0217 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates the Drone Task Force to study the various ways in which drones are and can be used by law enforcement, other government entities, and private citizens or entities, and to evaluate whether and how to limit the use of drones by law enforcement, other government entities, and private citizens or entities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SR0217 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR0217-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The United States Congress enacted the Federal | ||||||
3 | Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act ("the | ||||||
4 | Act"), which requires the Federal Aviation Administration to | ||||||
5 | develop a plan to accelerate the integration of civil unmanned | ||||||
6 | aircraft into the national airspace system by 2015; and
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7 | WHEREAS, An unmanned aircraft is operated without the | ||||||
8 | possibility of direct human intervention or control from within | ||||||
9 | or on the aircraft; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Unmanned aircraft are commonly referred to as | ||||||
11 | drones; and
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12 | WHEREAS, New developments in technology allow the creation | ||||||
13 | of increasingly smaller drones that are undetectable by the | ||||||
14 | naked eye; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Following the passage of the Act, the Federal | ||||||
16 | Aviation Administration has begun to issue rules to implement | ||||||
17 | the Act's mandated plan, including rules that allow law | ||||||
18 | enforcement agencies to operate drones; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Allowing an increased amount of drones to fly in | ||||||
20 | the national airspace expands aerial surveillance capabilities |
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1 | and has the potential to threaten the protected privacy rights | ||||||
2 | of Illinois citizens; and
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3 | WHEREAS, It is imperative for the members of the Senate to | ||||||
4 | thoroughly investigate the ramifications of the use of drones | ||||||
5 | by law enforcement agencies and private parties in the State of | ||||||
6 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that there is created the | ||||||
9 | Drone Task Force, consisting of 17 members appointed as | ||||||
10 | follows:
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11 | (1) two members of the Senate, one member appointed by | ||||||
12 | the President of the Senate and one member appointed by the | ||||||
13 | Minority Leader of the Senate; the member appointed by the | ||||||
14 | President of the Senate shall serve as chair of the Task | ||||||
15 | Force; | ||||||
16 | (2) three members appointed by the Governor; and | ||||||
17 | (3) twelve members who are not members of the General | ||||||
18 | Assembly, 6 appointed by the Senate President and 6 | ||||||
19 | appointed by the Senate Minority Leader, representing a | ||||||
20 | range of interests, including law enforcement, trial | ||||||
21 | attorneys, the Illinois State Bar Association, judges, | ||||||
22 | business groups, municipalities, and the general public; | ||||||
23 | and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That all members shall serve without | ||||||
2 | compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual expenses from | ||||||
3 | funds appropriated for that purpose; and be it further
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4 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study the various ways | ||||||
5 | in which drones are used, including, but not limited to, the | ||||||
6 | use of drones for surveillance by law enforcement; the use of | ||||||
7 | drones for surveillance by other government entities, | ||||||
8 | including for enforcement of local ordinances and codes; the | ||||||
9 | use of armed drones by law enforcement; the use of armed drones | ||||||
10 | by private citizens or entities; and the use of drones for | ||||||
11 | surveillance by private citizens or entities; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall evaluate whether and | ||||||
13 | how to limit the use of drones by law enforcement, other | ||||||
14 | government entities, and private citizens or entities; and be | ||||||
15 | it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That, on or before January 1, 2014, the Task | ||||||
17 | Force shall report to the President of the Senate, the Minority | ||||||
18 | Leader of the Senate, and the Governor concerning its | ||||||
19 | recommendations, which shall include proposed legislation to | ||||||
20 | implement its recommendations, if needed; and be it further
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21 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be dissolved upon | ||||||
22 | issuing its report.
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