BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 3628 |
By: Geren |
House Administration |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties contend that recent use of unmanned aircraft in the Capitol Complex has warranted the regulation of such aircraft based on public safety concerns. C.S.H.B. 3628 seeks to address these concerns.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill expressly does one or more of the following: creates a criminal offense, increases the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or changes the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the public safety director in SECTION 1 of this bill.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 3628 amends the Government Code to require the public safety director, not later than December 1, 2015, to adopt rules governing the use of unmanned aircraft in the Capitol Complex and authorizes the rules to prohibit the use or authorize limited use of unmanned aircraft in the Capitol Complex. The bill makes it a Class B misdemeanor to violate such a rule but makes this provision applicable only to an offense committed on or after December 1, 2015.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2015.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 3628 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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