Florida · Senate Bill 1422 · 2025 Regular Session

Unmanned Aircraft or Unmanned Aircraft Systems

SB 1422 Sponsored by Keith L. Truenow Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 26, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 6, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Oct 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Unmanned Aircraft or Unmanned Aircraft Systems; Revising the definition of the term “critical infrastructure facility”; increasing the criminal penalty for certain prohibited actions relating to drones; prohibiting certain actions relating to unmanned aircraft and unmanned aircraft systems; authorizing certain persons to use reasonable force to prohibit a drone from conducting surveillance under certain circumstances, etc.

Every action

22 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 14 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Transportation; Rules · Senate Criminal Justice
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
  5. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Criminal Justice9–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. SenateOriginal reference(s) removed: Transportation
  8. SenateRemaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
  9. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  10. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice read 1st time · Senate Criminal Justice
  11. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  12. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice8–0 vote
  13. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  14. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  1. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  2. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  3. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules22–0 vote
  4. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 546
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/CS/HB 1121 -SJ 546
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1121 (Ch. 2025-29 ) -SJ 546

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 18, 2025 Senate Criminal Justice CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 9

 9–0
Apr 10, 2025 Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 8

Not voting · 1

 8–0
Apr 16, 2025 Senate Rules Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 22

Not voting · 3

 22–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Keith L. TruenowR Primary sponsor · District 13
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Sponsoring committee
  • CJ Criminal Justice Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.