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type: "Bill"
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title: "Unmanned Aircraft and Unmanned Aircraft Systems"
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description: "Unmanned Aircraft and Unmanned Aircraft Systems; Revises definition of \"critical infrastructure facility\"; provides exception to prohibition on operating drone over critical infrastructure facility; increases criminal penalty for certain prohibited actions relating to drones; defines \"unmanned aircraft\" & \"unmanned aircraft system\"; prohibits certain actions relating to unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft systems; provides exception; provides criminal penalties; revises & provides exceptions to certain prohibited actions relating to drones; & provides criminal penalties & applicability."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 1121"
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citation: "Florida HB 1121 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["aviation"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2025-29"
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primary_sponsors: ["Canady"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 41
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-02-25"
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last_action: "2025-05-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3bb5d4bf-13bb-46e4-9bf3-3a2f2a9eb664"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1121/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "ef94187bf268ffe8876c6375b09d13e054ae8d43e0f4128bfc4d0a67b2d23774"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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---
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# Florida HB 1121 (2025) — Unmanned Aircraft and Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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Unmanned Aircraft and Unmanned Aircraft Systems; Revises definition of "critical infrastructure facility"; provides exception to prohibition on operating drone over critical infrastructure facility; increases criminal penalty for certain prohibited actions relating to drones; defines "unmanned aircraft" & "unmanned aircraft system"; prohibits certain actions relating to unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft systems; provides exception; provides criminal penalties; revises & provides exceptions to certain prohibited actions relating to drones; & provides criminal penalties & applicability.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2025-29.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **H 1121 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1121/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 1121 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1121/BillText/c1/PDF)
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3. **H 1121 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1121/BillText/c2/PDF)
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4. **H 1121 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1121/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage, Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Canady — primary (person)
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- Criminal Justice Subcommittee — primary (organization)
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- Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)
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- Chaney — cosponsor (person)
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- Mooney — cosponsor (person)
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- Partington — cosponsor (person)
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- Snyder — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-25** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-03-04** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2025-03-05** Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-05** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-05** Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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- **2025-03-17** Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
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- **2025-03-19** Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-19** Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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- **2025-03-20** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2025-03-20** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2025-03-20** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-21** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-21** Now in Judiciary Committee
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- **2025-04-04** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
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- **2025-04-08** Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-08** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
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- **2025-04-08** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
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- **2025-04-08** CS Filed `filing`
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- **2025-04-08** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-09** Bill referred to House Calendar
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- **2025-04-09** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2025-04-17** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
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- **2025-04-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-23** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-23** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2025-04-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-23** CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2025-04-23** In Messages
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- **2025-04-23** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-23** Received `enrolled`
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- **2025-04-24** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
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- **2025-04-24** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2025-04-24** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1422
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- **2025-04-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-24** CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2025-04-24** In Messages
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- **2025-04-24** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-05-16** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-16** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-20** Chapter No. 2025-29
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3bb5d4bf-13bb-46e4-9bf3-3a2f2a9eb664`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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