Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF2105: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by law enforcement officers
Status: In committee, February 11, 2026
An Act relating to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by law enforcement officers.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by law enforcement officers.
From the introduced text, January 26, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by law enforcement officers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5112XS (1) as/js S.F. 2105 Section 1. Section 321.492B, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 321.492B Use of unmanned aerial vehicle for traffic law enforcement prohibited. 1. The Except as provided in subsection 2, the state or a political subdivision of the state shall not use an unmanned aerial vehicle for traffic law enforcement. 2. A certified law enforcement officer may operate an unmanned aerial vehicle in order to assist other law enforcement officers in apprehending a driver eluding or attempting to elude a pursuing law enforcement vehicle in violation of section 321.279, and may cite the driver for any traffic violations committed during the pursuit. Sec. 2. Section 808.15, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 808.15 Unmanned aerial vehicle ---- information ---- admissibility. Information obtained as a result of the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle is not admissible as evidence in a criminal or civil proceeding, unless the information is obtained pursuant to the authority of a search warrant when the information obtained is from a location that is viewable from the public navigable airspace or is within public view, or unless if the …
Sponsors
- Charlie McClintock (R, 42) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2283 . S.J. 262 .
- : Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/28/2026 1:30PM Senate Lounge.
- : Subcommittee: Costello, Kraayenbrink, and Zimmer. S.J. 141 .
- : Introduced, referred to Transportation. S.J. 139 .
Subjects: criminal offenders, law enforcement officers, pursuit, unmanned aerial vehicles, criminal procedure, law enforcement
Common questions
- What is SF2105?
- SF2105 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by law enforcement officers.
- What does SF2105 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by law enforcement officers.
- What is the status of SF2105?
- In committee as of February 11, 2026. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2283 . S.J. 262 . (February 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF2105?
- Charlie McClintock (R, 42).
- Where is the official record for SF2105?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+2105&ga=91
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