Bill > HB1807

This bill amends Missouri state law to provide law enforcement with explicit authority to intercept and disable unmanned aircraft (drones) that pose potential threats to public safety. Specifically, the bill defines two key terms: "mitigation measures" as actions like electronic jamming to neutralize or disrupt drone operations, and "nefarious manner" as using a drone for illegal or dangerous purposes such as spying, smuggling, or facilitating criminal activity. The legislation allows peace officers and law enforcement agencies to take reasonable and necessary actions against threatening drones, including detection, tracking, identification, and intervention methods like jamming, hacking, or physically capturing the drone. Officers can only take such actions when there is reasonable suspicion that the drone is involved in criminal activity, poses an imminent public safety threat, or is operating in violation of state or federal laws. This bill aims to provide clear legal guidelines for law enforcement's response to potentially dangerous unmanned aircraft systems.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1807&year=2026&code=R