2025 House Bill 5319

Aeronautics: unmanned aircraft systems; flying over or trespassing on a key facility or critical infrastructure with an unmanned aircraft or vehicle; prohibit.

A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending section 45a (MCL 750.45a), as added by 2018 PA 445.

Official record

AI Analysis – Experimental

House Bills 5319 through 5332 create a comprehensive overhaul of Michigan’s unmanned aircraft laws by expanding criminal prohibitions and penalties near critical infrastructure, establishing a statewide geofencing and enforcement framework, updating felony and sentencing provisions, authorizing drone detection and interdiction technologies, setting standardized “No Drone Zone” signage, permitting law enforcement and certain security personnel to disable dangerous or unlawful drones when allowed by federal law, strengthening privacy and harassment protections, and imposing strict cybersecurity, procurement, and national-security-aligned restrictions on the drones public entities may purchase or use.

Introduced in the House

Dec. 2, 2025

Introduced by Rep. William Bruck (R-30) and 27 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Luke Meerman (R-89), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Jason Woolford (R-50), Ron Robinson (R-58), Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Jamie Thompson (R-28), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Tim Kelly (R-93), Noah Arbit (D-20), Cameron Cavitt (R-106), Steve Frisbie (R-44), Joseph Aragona (R-60), Mike Hoadley (R-99), David Martin (R-68), Brian BeGole (R-71), Jasper Martus (D-69), Gregory Alexander (R-98), Tullio Liberati (D-2), Peter Herzberg (D-25), Mike McFall (D-14), Josh Schriver (R-66), Kelly Breen (D-21), Tom Kunse (R-100), Greg Markkanen (R-110) and Matt Bierlein (R-97)

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure