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AB629Introduced in the Assembly

Police authority to disable drones threatening public safety and providing a penalty.

Vetoed

Introduced by Chuck Wichgers, District 84

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act to renumber and amend 114.045; to create 114.045 (1m), 114.045 (2m) (bm) and 114.045 (3m) of the statutes; Relating to: police authority to disable drones threatening public safety and providing a penalty.

Where it stands

Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

May 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

AssemblyStage: Assembly: Read a third time and passed · February 17, 2026

57

Yes

42

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

99 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Joel Kitchens1Yes
Shae Sortwell2No
Ron Tusler3Yes
David Steffen4Yes
Joy Goeben5Yes
Elijah Behnke6Yes
Karen Kirsch7No
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez8No
Pricilla Prado9No
Darrin Madison10No

Bill history

  1. Introduced

  2. Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Public hearing held

  4. Senator James added as a cosponsor

  5. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wichgers

  6. Executive action taken

  7. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 4

  8. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 4

  9. Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wichgers

  11. Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026

  12. Read a second time

  13. Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  14. Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wichgers

  15. Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  16. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  17. Ordered to a third reading

  18. Rules suspended

  19. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 42

  20. Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Received from Assembly

  22. Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  23. Executive action taken

  24. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  25. Available for scheduling

  26. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  27. Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  28. Read a second time

  29. Ordered to a third reading

  30. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  31. Read a third time and concurred in

  32. Ordered immediately messaged

  33. Received from Senate concurred in

  34. LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1)

  35. LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Amendment 1)

  36. Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026

  37. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  38. Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026

  39. Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  40. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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