Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 70, Chapter 4, Part 3 and Chapter 462 of the Private Acts of 2021.
ON MARCH 20, 2023, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1492, AS AMENDED.<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to revise present law provisions governing the employment and training of police officers by adding the following provisions:<br /> <br /> (1) By January 1, 2024, except as provided in (2), each law enforcement agency is required to develop and enforce a policy that prohibits an officer from using a drone or other substantially similar device as a weapon under any circumstances while in the exercise of the officer's official duties; and<br /> <br /> (2) A law enforcement agency must permit an officer qualified to operate a drone to utilize a drone or a substantially similar device for the purpose of remotely detonating a bomb or similar incendiary or explosive device.<br />
ON MARCH 20, 2023, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1492, AS AMENDED.<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to revise present law provisions governing the employment and training of police officers by adding the following provisions:<br /> <br /> (1) By January 1, 2024, except as provided in (2), each law enforcement agency is required to develop and enforce a policy that prohibits an officer from using a drone or other substantially similar device as a weapon under any circumstances while in the exercise of the officer's official duties; and<br /> <br /> (2) A law enforcement agency must permit an officer qualified to operate a drone to utilize a drone or a substantially similar device for the purpose of remotely detonating a bomb or similar incendiary or explosive device.<br />
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