2024 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

HB5072: To require drones used by state and county personnel to be produced in the United States

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is create the Act to Prohibit the Purchase of Small Unmanned Aircrafts Manufactured or Assembled by a Covered Foreign Entity. The bill provides for definitions. The bill prohibits the purchase of small unmanned aircraft from covered foreign entities. Finally, the bill provides for the drone replacement grant program.

Bill History

1/25/2024
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
1/25/2024
To Judiciary then Finance
House of Delegates
1/25/2024
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
1/25/2024
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/8/2024
With amendment, do pass, but first to Finance
House of Delegates
2/8/2024
To House Finance
House of Delegates

Amendments

hb5072 h jud am _1-23

hb5072 h jud am _1-23

1/23/2024Not Adopted

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/25/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Finance(House of Delegates)
Sine Die

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197010.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/19705.9 KB