Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HJR226 Compare Versions

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5	5	By Representatives Lomax, Rigsby, Robertson
6	6	RFD: Rules
7	7	First Read: 09-Apr-25
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15	15	HJR___ ESTABLISHING THE ALABAMA UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM
16	16	STUDY COMMISSION.
17	17	WHEREAS, the rapid development of unmanned aircraft
18	18	technology, often called "drones," has provided great
19	19	benefits to government agencies, businesses, industry, and
20	20	agriculture in Alabama; and
21	21	WHEREAS, the use of drones to protect citizens, law
22	22	enforcement officers, and first responders from danger is an
23	23	especially important function; and
24	24	WHEREAS, defense and intelligence authorities in the
25	25	United States and among our allies have found that certain
26	26	drones manufactured by companies in or affiliated with
27	27	hostile foreign nations have the capacity to engage in
28	28	unauthorized transfers of data to intelligence and
29	29	government authorities in those hostile nations; now
30	30	therefore,
31	31	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH
32	32	HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That there is created the Alabama
33	33	Unmanned Aircraft System Study Commission to evaluate the
34	34	use of drones within this state, the vulnerability of drones
35	35	to unauthorized transfer of data by hostile actors, any
36	36	practices or protocols necessary to secure sensitive data,
37	37	and the feasibility of alternatives to current
38	38	foreign-sourced drones.
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68	68	foreign-sourced drones.
69	69	(a) The membership of the study commission shall
70	70	consist of all of the following:
71	71	(1) One member appointed by the Governor.
72	72	(2) One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
73	73	(3) One member appointed by the President Pro Tempore
74	74	of the Senate.
75	75	(4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of
76	76	the Senate.
77	77	(5) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House
78	78	of Representatives.
79	79	(6) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of
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81	81	(7) The State Budget Officer.
82	82	(8) One member appointed by the Secretary of the
83	83	Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.
84	84	(9) One member appointed by the Attorney General.
85	85	(b) The appointing authorities shall coordinate their
86	86	appointments to ensure the study commission membership is
87	87	inclusive and reflects the racial, gender, geographic,
88	88	urban, rural, and economic diversity of the state.
89	89	(c) The study commission shall evaluate all of the
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91	91	(1) The use of drones within the state.
92	92	(2) The potential vulnerability of drones to
93	93	unauthorized data transfers initiated by hostile actors.
94	94	(3) Any practices or protocols necessary to secure
95	95	sensitive data.
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124	124	sensitive data.
125	125	(4) The feasibility of alternatives to current
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127	127	(d) The first meeting of the study commission shall
128	128	be held at the call of the Governor no later than 90 days
129	129	after this resolution's passage, at which time the study
130	130	commission shall elect a chair and a vice chair. The study
131	131	commission may then meet as necessary to conduct business.
132	132	(e) The Legislative Services Agency, the Clerk of the
133	133	House of Representatives, and the Secretary of the Senate
134	134	shall provide administrative and other assistance for the
135	135	work of the study commission as necessary.
136	136	(f)(1) The legislative members of the study
137	137	commission shall be entitled to their legislative
138	138	compensation, per diem, and travel expenses for each day
139	139	they attend a meeting of the study commission pursuant to
140	140	Section 49 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
141	141	(2) The nonlegislative members of the study
142	142	commission shall serve without compensation but may be
143	143	reimbursed for necessary expenses in attending meetings of
144	144	the study commission pursuant to the policies of their
145	145	respective appointing authority.
146	146	(g) The study commission shall prepare and submit a
147	147	report of its findings to the Legislature not later than the
148	148	fifteenth legislative day of the 2026 Regular Session, at
149	149	which point the study commission shall stand dissolved and
150	150	discharged of any future duties and liabilities.
151	151	(h) Pursuant to Section 36-14-17.1, Code of Alabama
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182	182	1975, the study commission shall provide a notice of all
183	183	meetings, the name of each member serving on the study
184	184	commission, and a copy of the final report and any other
185	185	documents produced by the study commission throughout its
186	186	duration to the Secretary of State.
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