Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF1396 Compare Versions

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1	1		1.1 A bill for an act
2	2		1.2 relating to public safety; expanding the permitted uses of unmanned aerial vehicles
3	3		1.3 by law enforcement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.19,
4	4		1.4 subdivision 3.
5	5		1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
6	6		1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.19, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
7	7		1.7 Subd. 3.Authorized use.A law enforcement agency may use a UAV:
8	8		1.8 (1) during or in the aftermath of an emergency situation that involves the risk of death
9	9		1.9or bodily harm to a person;
10		-	1.10 (2) to ~~document~~ evidence ~~that is at~~ imminent risk of destruction;
	10	+	1.10 (2) to preserve or protect evidence from the imminent risk of destruction;
11	11		1.11 (3) over a public event where there is a heightened risk to the safety of participants or
12	12		1.12bystanders;
13		-	1.13 (4) to assist in the lawful pursuit of a suspect who: (i) law enforcement has probable
14		-	1.14cause to believe has committed either a crime against persons or a felony; and (ii) is fleeing
15		-	1.15from law enforcement;
16		-	1.16 (3) (5) to counter the risk of a terrorist attack by a specific individual or organization if
17		-	1.17the agency determines that credible intelligence indicates a risk;
18		-	1.18 (4) (6) to prevent the loss of life and property in natural or man-made disasters and to
19		-	1.19facilitate operational planning, rescue, and recovery operations in the aftermath of these
20		-	1.20disasters;
21		-	1.21 (5) (7) to conduct a threat assessment in anticipation of a specific event;
	13	+	1.13 (4) to assist in the lawful pursuit of a suspect who is fleeing law enforcement or who
	14	+	1.14the law enforcement agency reasonably believes might flee;
	15	+	1.15 (3) (5) to counter the risk of a terrorist attack by a specific individual or organization if
	16	+	1.16the agency determines that credible intelligence indicates a risk;
	17	+	1.17 (4) (6) to prevent the loss of life and property in natural or man-made disasters and to
	18	+	1.18facilitate operational planning, rescue, and recovery operations in the aftermath of these
	19	+	1.19disasters;
	20	+	1.20 (5) (7) to conduct a threat assessment in anticipation of a specific event;
22	21		1Section 1.
23		-	REVISOR KLL H1396-2HF1396 SECOND ENGROSSMENT
24		-	156
25		-	Printed
26		-	Page No.State of Minnesota
	22	+	REVISOR KLL H1396-1HF1396 FIRST ENGROSSMENT
	23	+	State of Minnesota
27	24		This Document can be made available
28	25		in alternative formats upon request
29	26		HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
30	27		H. F. No. 1396
31	28		NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
32	29		Authored by Witte, Duran, Stier, Novotny, Repinski and others02/24/2025
33	30		The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy
34		-	Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law03/27/2025
35		-	Adoption of Report: Placed on the General Register as Amended04/10/2025
36		-	Read for the Second Time 2.1 (6) (8) to collect information from a public area if there is reasonable suspicion of criminal
	31	+	Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law03/27/2025 2.1 (6) (8) to collect information from a public area if there is reasonable suspicion of criminal
37	32		2.2activity;
38		-	2.3 (7) (9) to collect information for crash reconstruction purposes after a serious or deadly
39		-	2.4collision occurring on a public road;
40		-	2.5 (8) (10) over a private area with the written consent of the occupant or a public area for
41		-	2.6officer training or public relations purposes; and
42		-	2.7 (9) (11) for purposes unrelated to law enforcement at the request of a government entity
43		-	2.8provided that the government entity makes the request in writing to the law enforcement
44		-	2.9agency and specifies the reason for the request and proposed period of use; and
45		-	2.10 (12) to facilitate the active search for a missing person that involves risk of death or
46		-	2.11bodily harm to a person.
	33	+	2.3 (9) to locate an incarcerated person escaping from an adult correctional facility under
	34	+	2.4the control of the commissioner of corrections or licensed by the commissioner of corrections
	35	+	2.5under section 241.021;
	36	+	2.6 (7) (10) to collect information for crash reconstruction purposes after a serious or deadly
	37	+	2.7collision occurring on a public road;
	38	+	2.8 (8) (11) over a private area with the written consent of the occupant or a public area for
	39	+	2.9officer training or public relations purposes; and
	40	+	2.10 (9) (12) for purposes unrelated to law enforcement at the request of a government entity
	41	+	2.11provided that the government entity makes the request in writing to the law enforcement
	42	+	2.12agency and specifies the reason for the request and proposed period of use; and
	43	+	2.13 (13) to facilitate the search for a missing person.
47	44		2Section 1.
48		-	REVISOR KLL H1396-2HF1396 ~~SECOND~~ ENGROSSMENT
	45	+	REVISOR KLL H1396-1HF1396 FIRST ENGROSSMENT