03/26/2014 02:34 PM Senate JUD

                HB 255-UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  COGHILL announced  the consideration  of HB  255. "An  Act                                                               
relating  to unmanned  aircraft systems;  and relating  to images                                                               
captured  by an  unmanned  aircraft system."  [CSHB 255(JUD)  was                                                               
before  the committee.]  He noted  that the  committee previously                                                               
heard SB 136, which is very similar.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
2:35:32 PM                                                                                                                    
GINGER  BLAISDELL,  Staff,  Representative Shelly  Hughes  stated                                                               
that there  is a two  word difference between  HB 255 and  SB 136                                                               
that the committee  heard several weeks ago.  The House Judiciary                                                               
Committee removed  the statutory reference  to AS 12.35  found on                                                               
page 2,  lines 29-30.  The language now  says "under  the express                                                               
terms of  a search warrant  issued by a court;".  Law enforcement                                                               
would  have to  contact  a  court to  get  a  search warrant  and                                                               
another person would review the use of that unmanned aircraft.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COGHILL  noted that the  law enforcement agency  would have                                                               
to  use  the  unmanned  aircraft  system  in  accordance  with  a                                                               
judicially recognized exception. He asked what that means.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
2:38:00 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI joined the committee.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MS. BLAISDELL deferred to the Department of Law.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COGHILL said he'd do a  little research on that so he could                                                               
speak to it  when the bill reaches the floor.  Finding no further                                                               
questions, he solicited a motion.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
2:39:13 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR DYSON  moved to  report CS  for HB  255, Version  Y, from                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations  and attached  fiscal                                                               
note(s).                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI asked  if this was the first  hearing and if                                                               
there was another committee of referral.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COGHILL explained that the bill  would go to Rules, but the                                                               
committee heard  and passed a substantially  similar bill several                                                               
weeks ago.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI indicated he had no further questions.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  COGHILL announced  that without  objection, CSHB  255(JUD)                                                               
moved from the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee.