Florida legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Florida H1121: Unmanned Aircraft and Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Status: Chaptered, May 20, 2025
Revises definition of "critical infrastructure facility"; provides exception to prohibition on operating drone over critical infrastructure facility; increases criminal penalty for certain prohibited actions relating to drones; defines "unmanned aircraft" & "unmanned aircraft system"; prohibits certain actions relating to unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft systems; provides exception; provides criminal penalties; revises & provides exceptions to certain prohibited actions relating to drones; & provides criminal penalties & applicability.
Sponsors
- Judiciary Committee · primary sponsor
- Criminal Justice Subcommittee · primary sponsor
- Canady, Jennifer (R, HD-050) · primary sponsor
- Chaney, Linda (R, HD-061)
- Mooney, Jim (R, HD-120)
- Partington, Bill (R, HD-028)
- Snyder, John (R, HD-086)
Votes
- Senate: Third Reading RCS#41 (April 24, 2025): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Third Reading RCS#148 (April 23, 2025): 114 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Judiciary Committee (April 8, 2025): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Criminal Justice Subcommittee (March 19, 2025): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H1121?
- H1121 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Unmanned Aircraft and Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
- What does H1121 do?
- Revises definition of "critical infrastructure facility"; provides exception to prohibition on operating drone over critical infrastructure facility; increases criminal penalty for certain prohibited actions relating to drones; defines "unmanned aircraft" & "unmanned aircraft system"; prohibits certain actions relating to unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft systems; provides exception; provides criminal penalties; revises & provides exceptions to certain prohibited actions relating to drones; & provides criminal penalties & applicability.