A bill to restrict the operation of unmanned vehicles by creating a state geofencing database; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; and to prescribe penalties.
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.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
