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Senate Bill 840 |
Senate Author: Zaffirini et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
House Sponsor: Martinez, "Mando" et al. |
Senate Bill 840 amends the Government Code to make the capturing of the following images using an unmanned aircraft in Texas lawful: an image captured by or for certain telecommunications entities or purposes; an image of real property or a person on real property that is within 25 miles of the United States border captured for the sole purpose of ensuring border security by a law enforcement authority or a person who is under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of a law enforcement authority; and an image captured by an employee of an insurance company or its affiliate in connection with the underwriting of an insurance policy or the rating or adjusting of an insurance claim regarding real property or a structure on real property if the operator of the unmanned aircraft is authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct operations within the airspace from which the image is captured.