State Drone Laws

By AnonMoos based on image by Darwinek CC BY-SA 3.0  Federal judge strikes down restrictive Texas drone law By Jim Magill A federal judge has struck down a Texas drone law, one of the most restrictive in the country, for violating the First Amendment’s protections of freedom of speech and …

The Drone Service Providers Alliance (DSPA) warns that drone federalism – the idea that states and local government should share control of the airspace – could be added to the budget bill under discussion in Congress today.  The group is calling on the industry to contact their representatives about the …

Proposed Mississippi drone laws are extremely problematic for the drone industry – and the Drone Service Providers Alliance (DSP) is calling on all operators in the state to educate themselves and their representatives. If passed, the bills currently in committee could significantly impact Mississippi drone owners: and set dangerous precedents …

Free image By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Jim Magill A recent decision by a federal judge will allow a lawsuit, challenging the constitutionality of Texas drone law, to move forward. On November 30, US District Judge Robert Pitman handed down an order denying a motion made by attorneys representing the state …

A new California privacy law could change everything for drone operators in the state – and could be used as a model across the country. The following is a guest post by attorneys from law firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.  This piece was authored by Cynthia Larose, …

News and Commentary.  In a new press release, the FAA has clarified the role of federal and state governments in drone regulation. The FAA has tried many times to emphasize the agency’s authority over the airspace, in a continual – and somewhat unsuccessful – attempt to curb the proliferation of …

Virginia’s Governor Ralph Shearer Northam signed legislative invoice HB638 final week.  The invoice is a main win for Virginia’s drone {industry}, making a transfer to stop localities from enacting their very own laws and creating the problematic “patchwork quilt” of drone guidelines inside the state. The regulation, which can go …

President Trump with Kespry CEO George Mathew — Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images A gaggle of drone trade leaders together with advocacy teams like AUVSI, the AMA, and the Small UAV Coalition,  together with a lengthy record of corporations together with trade giants Intel, Verizon, UPS and Amazon together with producers DJI, …

picture courtesy AirMap News and Commentary. Forums lit up final week with criticism and complaints after main airspace intelligence supplier AirMap launched a letter to a lawmaker in help of the Drone Innovation Act, suggesting that the laws be added to the markup of the latest model of the FAA …

California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control says that hashish and hashish merchandise might not be delivered by “aircraft, watercraft, rail, drones, human powered vehicles, or unmanned vehicles.” The information is disappointing to some drone supply startups who deliberate the service.  On April 1st of this yr – observe the date – …