# Florida HB 1121: Unmanned Aircraft and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Florida HB 1121, Unmanned Aircraft and Unmanned Aircraft Systems, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Jennifer Canady (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Chapter No. 2025-29) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1121-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 1121 - State: Florida - Session: 2025 - Title: Unmanned Aircraft and Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-25 - Last action: 2025-05-20, Chapter No. 2025-29 - Sponsor: Jennifer Canady (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (151 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More sites receive drone flight protections: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Florida's critical-infrastructure definition covers 20 categories of sites protected by special drone rules. These include power facilities; chemical and rubber facilities; water and wastewater systems; mines; gas compressors, storage, and pipelines; oil pipelines; refine… - Police gain more drone security uses: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, law enforcement may use drones for public safety or aerial views of crowds of 50 or more. Agencies must have policies on drone use and the storage, retention, and release of images and video. Those policies must also address personal safety and constitutional protections… - Felony penalties for armed drone possession: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, knowingly or willfully possessing or operating an armed drone is a third-degree felony. This covers attached weapons, firearms, explosives, destructive devices, or ammunition as defined by Florida law. Possessing or operating a drone carrying a weapon of mass destruction… - New penalties for unlawful drone surveillance: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, knowingly or willfully violating Florida's drone surveillance rule in section 934.50(3)(b) is a first-degree misdemeanor. Intentionally distributing surveillance obtained through that violation is a third-degree felony. These penalties do not apply to state agencies, poli… - Tougher drone penalties, limited commercial access: mixed, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, knowing or willful violations of infrastructure drone rules become third-degree felonies, replacing misdemeanor penalties, including the separate lower repeat-offense penalty. The rules ban flying over protected facilities, allowing drone contact, or flying close enough t… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jennifer Canady (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Criminal Justice Subcommittee - Cosponsor: Judiciary Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-24 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-04-23 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 114 | 0 | | ## Actions (41) - 2025-05-20: Chapter No. 2025-29 - 2025-05-16: Approved by Governor - 2025-05-16: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2025-04-24: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2025-04-24: In Messages (House) - 2025-04-24: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 546 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Read 3rd time -SJ 546 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Read 2nd time -SJ 546 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1422 -SJ 546 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 546 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Received (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2025-04-23: In Messages (Senate) - 2025-04-23: CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 (House) - 2025-04-23: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-23: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-23: Placed on 3rd reading (House) - 2025-04-23: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-17: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025) (House) - 2025-04-09: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-09: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2025-04-08: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2025-04-08: CS Filed (House) - 2025-04-08: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-04-08: Reported out of Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-04-08: Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-04-04: Added to Judiciary Committee agenda (House) - 2025-03-21: Now in Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-03-21: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-03-20: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2025-03-20: CS Filed (House) - 2025-03-20: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-03-19: Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-19: Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-17: Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-03-05: Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-05: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-03-05: Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-02-25: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2025-10-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1121/BillText/er/PDF) - c2, 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1121/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1121/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1121/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed) - HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed) - HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed) - HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed) - HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed) - HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1121/BillText/er/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1121/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1121/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1121/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025) - [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025) - [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025) - [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025) - [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025) - [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1121-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).