Relating to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by law enforcement officers

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedJanuary 26, 2026
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   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 26, 2026
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   Done: Senate committeeFebruary 11, 2026
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   Done: Passes the SenateMarch 5, 202642–0
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   Done: House committeeMarch 19, 2026
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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What’s in it

This bill relates to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by law enforcement officers. The bill provides that a certified law enforcement officer may operate an unmanned aerial vehicle in order to assist other law enforcement officers in apprehending a driver eluding or attempting to elude a pursuing law enforcement vehicle, and may cite the driver for any traffic violations committed during the pursuit. The bill provides that information obtained as a result of the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle is admissible as evidence in a criminal or civil proceeding when the information obtained is from a location that is viewable from the public navigable airspace or is within public view, or if the information is otherwise obtained in a manner that is consistent with state and federal law.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named January 26, 2026. On January 28, 2026 it recommended amendment and passage.

• Sen. Mark Costello REmail
• Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink REmail
• Sen. Mike Zimmer DEmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§321.492B§808.15

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works

Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

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Similar bills

• HF 2295 Relating to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by law enforcement officers
  91st General Assembly · Approved by committee
  Nearly identical

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.