VA HB538 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Use of unmanned aircraft to trespass; penalty. Provides that a locality may by ordinance prohibit the use of unmanned aircraft to trespass upon the property of others within its boundaries. Such ordinance may provide that landowners may exclude such aircraft from a column of airspace extending from the surface of their land up to 350 feet above ground level. A person shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor if he operates such aircraft in violation of the ordinance.
Title
Use of unmanned aircraft to trespass; penalty.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-16 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2016-01-27 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| 2016-01-14 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| 2016-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2016-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103835D |
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB538 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB538+hil |
