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Unmanned aircraft.

It was vetoed on Sep 29, 2016.

CA AB 2724 · Assembly Bill · 2015–2016

Stage
Vetoed
Started in
Assembly
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Sep 29, 2016

What it does

Existing federal law, the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (FMRA 2012) , provides for the integration of civil and public unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known as drones, into the national airspace system. Existing federal law imposes various operational safety requirements and aircraft certification requirements on aircraft, including unmanned aircraft. Existing federal law also generally requires an aircraft to be registered with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) , and except as provided, prohibits a person from operating a United States registered aircraft unless that aircraft displays specified nationality and registration marks or from placing on any aircraft a…

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Where it stands

This bill failed and is no longer moving.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Needs attention)

    Vetoed

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