VA HB2197 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-07 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Unmanned aircraft systems; designated facility; critical infrastructure; unlawful use; penalties. Creates a civil cause of action for the invasion of privacy when a person uses an unmanned aircraft system to enter without consent into the airspace above any designated facility, as defined in the bill, or critical infrastructure to capture an image or attempt to capture an image, as specified in the bill. The bill allows a plaintiff to recover actual damages and allows the court to award punitive damages where actual damages are awarded and to order any other appropriate relief. The bill also makes it unlawful to use an unmanned aircraft to enter into the airspace of a designated facility or critical infrastructure without consent to capture an image or attempt to capture an image of such designated facility or critical infrastructure. The bill directs the Virginia Department of Aviation to prepare a plan and budget for developing Sectional Aeronautical Charts compliant with the provisions of the bill and the related regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration and present such a plan and budget to the Governor by October 1, 2017.

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Title

Unmanned aircraft systems; creates a civil cause of action for invasion of privacy, etc.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-07HouseLeft in Courts of Justice
2017-02-01HouseSubcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2017-01-18HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
2017-01-11HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2017-01-11HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103669D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182130.1(n/a)See Bill Text
19260.1(n/a)See Bill Text
80140.4(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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