House Engrossed Senate Bill defensive driving schools; fees. (now: defensive driving school) (now: unmanned aircraft; critical infrastructure prohibition) State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 SENATE BILL 1350 An Act amending title 41, chapter 41, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-4274; relating to critical infrastructure. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
House Engrossed Senate Bill defensive driving schools; fees. (now: defensive driving school) (now: unmanned aircraft; critical infrastructure prohibition)
State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025
SENATE BILL 1350
House Engrossed Senate Bill
defensive driving schools; fees.
(now: defensive driving school)
(now: unmanned aircraft; critical infrastructure prohibition)
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
2025
SENATE BILL 1350
An Act
amending title 41, chapter 41, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-4274; relating to critical infrastructure.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 41, chapter 41, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-4274, to read: START_STATUTE41-4274. State agencies; unmanned aircrafts; prohibited use; exception; applicability; definitions A. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION B OF THIS SECTION, BEGINNING DECEMBER 31, 2028, THIS STATE, AN AGENCY OF THIS STATE, AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OF AN AGENCY OF THIS STATE OR A PERSON IN THIS STATE MAY NOT USE OR OPERATE ANY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT THAT IS MANUFACTURED OR ASSEMBLED BY A COMPANY DOMICILED IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING DATA CONCERNING ANY RESTRICTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS STATE. B. THIS STATE, AN AGENCY OF THIS STATE, AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OF AN AGENCY OF THIS STATE OR A PERSON IN THIS STATE MAY USE OR OPERATE AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT THAT IS MANUFACTURED OR ASSEMBLED BY A COMPANY DOMICILED IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING DATA CONCERNING ANY RESTRICTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS STATE IF THE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT USES ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TO PREVENT THE EXTRACTION OF INTELLIGENCE DATA FROM THE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT BY A COMPANY DOMICILED IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: 1. UNITED STATES SECURITY SOFTWARE THAT IS COMPLIANT WITH THE SECURITY STANDARDS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY. 2. SECURITY SOFTWARE that is functionally equivalent to the software prescribed in paragraph 1 of this subsection, THAT PREVENTS EXFILTRATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM DATA, IN EACH CASE, and THAT: (a) HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND IS MAINTAINED BY A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTITY THAT IS NOT A COMPANY DOMICILED IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OR SUBJECT TO THE CONTROL OF A COMPANY DOMICILED IN the PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. (b) IS COMPLIANT WITH NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY COMPLIANCE STANDARD 800-53 OR ANY SUCCESSOR SECURITY STANDARD THAT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY MAY DEVELOP FROM TIME TO TIME. C. AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY SHALL ANNUALLY VERIFY THAT THE SECURITY software prescribed in SUBSECTION B OF THIS SECTION FOLLOWS ALL APPLICABLE SECURITY STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. The verification pursuant to this subsection may be handled by an agency in this state or the manufacturer of the secure firewall, the boundary protection software communications technology or any equivalent technology. This section does not require any end user of the technology described pursuant to this subsection to undertake a separate verification process. D. THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL DESIGNATE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS STATE AS RESTRICTED ON A SITE-SPECIFIC BASIS AND MAY ONLY DESIGNATE RESTRICTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE BY CATEGORY OR TYPE OF FACILITY OR INSTALLATION AS REASONABLY NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION. IN DETERMINING THE DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS STATE, THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL CONSIDER ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE SENSITIVITY OF DATA CONCERNING INSTALLATIONS AND FACILITIES THAT ARE REASONABLY ACCESSIBLE BY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT MOUNTED CAMERAS AND OTHER SENSORS. 2. THE AVAILABILITY OF SIMILAR DATA FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, SUCH AS SATELLITES EQUIPPED WITH TERRESTRIAL DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS. 3. THE EFFICACY, COST AND AVAILABILITY OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT MODELS THAT ARE PRODUCED BY COMPANIES THAT ARE NOT DOMICILED IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THAT COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. E. THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, A MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, A municipal fire department, a fire DISTRICT, A COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR ANY THIRD PARTY THAT IS DELIVERING DATA COLLECTION SERVICES using UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS TO ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. F. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: 1. "CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE" MEANS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: (a) GAS AND OIL PRODUCTION, STORAGE OR DELIVERY SYSTEMS. (b) WATER SUPPLY REFINEMENT, STORAGE OR DELIVERY SYSTEMS. (c) ELECTRICAL POWER DELIVERY SYSTEMS. (d) TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS. (e) TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SERVICES. 2. "RESTRICTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE" MEANS: (a) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE LOCATED IN THIS STATE THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS RESTRICTED BY THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, IN CONSULTATION WITH ANY RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES AND STANDARDS. (b) DOES NOT INCLUDE ENERGY, ELECTRICAL, WATER or telecommunications systems OR OTHER UTILITY DISTRIBUTION LINES OR SYSTEMS OR PUBLIC ROADWAYS. 3. "UNMANNED AIRCRAFT" MEANS AN AIRCRAFT THAT IS OPERATED WITHOUT HUMAN INTERVENTION FROM WITHIN OR ON THE AIRCRAFT.END_STATUTE
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 41, chapter 41, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-4274, to read:
START_STATUTE41-4274. State agencies; unmanned aircrafts; prohibited use; exception; applicability; definitions
A. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION B OF THIS SECTION, BEGINNING DECEMBER 31, 2028, THIS STATE, AN AGENCY OF THIS STATE, AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OF AN AGENCY OF THIS STATE OR A PERSON IN THIS STATE MAY NOT USE OR OPERATE ANY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT THAT IS MANUFACTURED OR ASSEMBLED BY A COMPANY DOMICILED IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING DATA CONCERNING ANY RESTRICTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS STATE.
B. THIS STATE, AN AGENCY OF THIS STATE, AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OF AN AGENCY OF THIS STATE OR A PERSON IN THIS STATE MAY USE OR OPERATE AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT THAT IS MANUFACTURED OR ASSEMBLED BY A COMPANY DOMICILED IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING DATA CONCERNING ANY RESTRICTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS STATE IF THE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT USES ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TO PREVENT THE EXTRACTION OF INTELLIGENCE DATA FROM THE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT BY A COMPANY DOMICILED IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA:
1. UNITED STATES SECURITY SOFTWARE THAT IS COMPLIANT WITH THE SECURITY STANDARDS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY.
2. SECURITY SOFTWARE that is functionally equivalent to the software prescribed in paragraph 1 of this subsection, THAT PREVENTS EXFILTRATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM DATA, IN EACH CASE, and THAT:
(a) HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND IS MAINTAINED BY A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTITY THAT IS NOT A COMPANY DOMICILED IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OR SUBJECT TO THE CONTROL OF A COMPANY DOMICILED IN the PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(b) IS COMPLIANT WITH NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY COMPLIANCE STANDARD 800-53 OR ANY SUCCESSOR SECURITY STANDARD THAT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY MAY DEVELOP FROM TIME TO TIME.
C. AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY SHALL ANNUALLY VERIFY THAT THE SECURITY software prescribed in SUBSECTION B OF THIS SECTION FOLLOWS ALL APPLICABLE SECURITY STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. The verification pursuant to this subsection may be handled by an agency in this state or the manufacturer of the secure firewall, the boundary protection software communications technology or any equivalent technology. This section does not require any end user of the technology described pursuant to this subsection to undertake a separate verification process.
D. THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL DESIGNATE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS STATE AS RESTRICTED ON A SITE-SPECIFIC BASIS AND MAY ONLY DESIGNATE RESTRICTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE BY CATEGORY OR TYPE OF FACILITY OR INSTALLATION AS REASONABLY NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION. IN DETERMINING THE DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS STATE, THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL CONSIDER ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. THE SENSITIVITY OF DATA CONCERNING INSTALLATIONS AND FACILITIES THAT ARE REASONABLY ACCESSIBLE BY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT MOUNTED CAMERAS AND OTHER SENSORS.
2. THE AVAILABILITY OF SIMILAR DATA FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, SUCH AS SATELLITES EQUIPPED WITH TERRESTRIAL DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS.
3. THE EFFICACY, COST AND AVAILABILITY OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT MODELS THAT ARE PRODUCED BY COMPANIES THAT ARE NOT DOMICILED IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THAT COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.
E. THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, A MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, A municipal fire department, a fire DISTRICT, A COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR ANY THIRD PARTY THAT IS DELIVERING DATA COLLECTION SERVICES using UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS TO ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
F. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
1. "CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE" MEANS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
(a) GAS AND OIL PRODUCTION, STORAGE OR DELIVERY SYSTEMS.
(b) WATER SUPPLY REFINEMENT, STORAGE OR DELIVERY SYSTEMS.
(c) ELECTRICAL POWER DELIVERY SYSTEMS.
(d) TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS.
(e) TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND SERVICES.
2. "RESTRICTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE" MEANS:
(a) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE LOCATED IN THIS STATE THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS RESTRICTED BY THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, IN CONSULTATION WITH ANY RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES AND STANDARDS.
(b) DOES NOT INCLUDE ENERGY, ELECTRICAL, WATER or telecommunications systems OR OTHER UTILITY DISTRIBUTION LINES OR SYSTEMS OR PUBLIC ROADWAYS.
3. "UNMANNED AIRCRAFT" MEANS AN AIRCRAFT THAT IS OPERATED WITHOUT HUMAN INTERVENTION FROM WITHIN OR ON THE AIRCRAFT.END_STATUTE