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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO SENATE BILL 868

March 10, 2022 - Offered by Senator Roth.

SB868-SSA1,1,2 1An Act to create 114.047 of the statutes; relating to: restriction of state or local
2governmental acquisition, possession, and use of certain drones.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:

SB868-SSA1,1 3Section 1. 114.047 of the statutes is created to read:

SB868-SSA1,1,5 4114.047 Restriction on use of certain drones. (1) Definitions. In this
5section:

SB868-SSA1,1,66 (a) “Local governmental unit” has the meaning given in s. 19.42 (7u).

SB868-SSA1,1,117 (b) “Restricted drone” means a drone, as defined in s. 941.292 (1), manufactured
8or distributed by SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.; a subsidiary of, or a successor to, SZ
9DJI Technology Co., Ltd.; or any entity that is determined by the U.S. department
10of justice to be subject to or vulnerable to extrajudicial direction from a foreign
11government.

SB868-SSA1,2,1

1(c) “State agency” has the meaning given in s. 1.12 (1) (b).

SB868-SSA1,2,3 2(2) Restrictions. (a) No local governmental unit or state agency may acquire
3a restricted drone.

SB868-SSA1,2,64 (b) Except as provided in sub. (3), after one year after the effective date of this
5paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], no local governmental unit or state agency may
6possess a restricted drone.

SB868-SSA1,2,97 (c) Except as provided in sub. (3), after one year after the effective date of this
8paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], no local governmental unit or state agency may
9operate or otherwise use a restricted drone.

SB868-SSA1,2,11 10(3) Exception. A local governmental unit may possess and use a restricted
11drone if all of the following apply:

SB868-SSA1,2,1312 (a) The restricted drone was acquired by the local governmental unit before
13January 28, 2022.

SB868-SSA1,2,1614 (b) No later than 6 months after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB
15inserts date], the local governmental unit certifies all of the following to the
16department of justice: