ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

House: PSLE DPA/SE 9-1-3-2

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

HB 2896: technical correction; juvenile court; records

S/E: appropriation; law enforcement; drones

Sponsor: Representative Lopez, LD 16

Caucus & COW

Summary of Strike-Everything Amendment to HB 2896

Overview

Appropriates $1,000,000 from the state General Fund (GF) in fiscal year (FY) 2026 to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) to distribute to local law enforcement agencies to purchase drones.

History

An unmanned aircraft is an aircraft, including an aircraft commonly known as a drone, that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention within or on the aircraft. It is unlawful for a person to operate a model aircraft or civil unmanned aircraft if the operation is prohibited by federal law or interferes with law enforcement, firefighters or emergency service operations. A violation of this law is a class 1 misdemeanor (A.R.S. § 13-3729).

Provisions

1.   Appropriates $1,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2026 to DPS to distribute to local law enforcement agencies to purchase and deploy drones for law enforcement purposes. (Sec. 1)

2.   Exempts appropriation from lapsing through June 30, 2027. (Sec. 1)

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