Tennessee · 114
SB 1631
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for knowingly using an unmanned aircraft over any portion of a property that includes a correctional facility from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class C felony; authorizes a correctional facility employee to disable an unmanned aircraft that is operating over property that includes a correctional facility and states that the correctional facility and the correctional facility employee are not liable for damage to the unmanned aircraft as a result of being disabled. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/cc351661-4b5f-4a2c-a2ba-c3ad40d9279e CC0-1.0
Summary AI-generated
Tennessee SB 1631 increases the penalty for knowingly operating an unmanned aircraft over a correctional facility from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class C felony. The bill also authorizes correctional facility employees to disable such aircraft and grants immunity to the facility and employees from liability for resulting damage.
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Issue tags AI-classified
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Sponsors
- Tom Hatcher Republican lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
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| SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to… | upper | — | 0e25fadc-58df-4f33-8815-046750a801b1 | pass | 0 | 0 | 1 | Mar 16, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0e25fadc-58df-4f33-8815-046750a801b1 CC0-1.0 |