SB 2434

ON APRIL 2, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2434, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 clarifies that the bill only applies to knowingly using an unmanned aircraft over the grounds of a public school that serves students in any of the grades K-12 with the intent to conduct surveillance of the school grounds without permission of a school administrator, the director of schools, or the director's designee. It also does not apply to a law enforcement officer acting within the scope of the law enforcement officer's lawful duties. ON APRIL 7, 2026, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 2434 FOR HOUSE BILL 2147, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2434, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 clarifies that the bill also does not apply to the operator of an unmanned aircraft that is being used for a commercial purpose if the operator is authorized by the federal aviation administration to conduct operations in that airspace. ON APRIL 13, 2026, THE SENATE CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENT # 1 .