Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1627: schools; prohibition; unmanned aircraft
Status: Chaptered, June 22, 2026
SB1627 - schools; prohibition; unmanned aircraft
What the bill says
An act amending section 13-3729, arizona revised statutes; relating to unmanned aircraft.
From the chaptered text, July 1, 2026:
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 13-3729, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; RELATING TO UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 13-3729, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to classification; definitions A. It is unlawful for a person to operate a model aircraft or a civil unmanned aircraft if the operation: 1. Is prohibited by a federal law or regulation that governs aeronautics, including federal aviation administration regulations. 2. Interferes with a law enforcement, firefighter or emergency services operation. B. It is unlawful for a person to operate or use an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system to intentionally photograph or loiter over or near a critical facility in the furtherance of any criminal offense. C. It is unlawful for a person to operate or use an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system to intentionally photograph or loiter two hundred feet or less above a property if the operator is operating the unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system for hobby or recreational purposes and knows or reasonably should know that all of the following apply: 1. The property is not zoned for residential use. 2. The property is used to provide instruction to students in kindergarten programs or in ANY OF grades one through twelve when school is in session or when school activities are occurring on the property outside …
Sponsors
- Mesnard, J.D. (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter 236
- : Governor Signed
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Passed
- : House third reading passed (34 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass amended
- : House Committee of the Whole
Votes
- FINAL Passed (June 12, 2026): 28 yea, 1 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (June 11, 2026): 34 yea, 20 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (March 30, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- PSLE DP (March 23, 2026): 6 yea, 5 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (March 4, 2026): 16 yea, 13 nay, passed
- JUDE DP (February 20, 2026): 4 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1627?
- SB1627 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): schools; prohibition; unmanned aircraft.
- What does SB1627 do?
- In its own words: An act amending section 13-3729, arizona revised statutes; relating to unmanned aircraft.
- What is the status of SB1627?
- Chaptered as of June 22, 2026. Latest action: Chapter 236 (June 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1627?
- Mesnard, J.D. (R).
- Where is the official record for SB1627?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85260/?SessionId=130
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