Cc80A
REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
MR. PRESIDENT:
MR. SPEAKER:
The Conference Committee respectfully reports that it has considered SB 80 and the amendments
thereto made by the House, and the disagreement of the two houses thereon, and recommends that
the SB 80 be amended as follows:
80bb
On page 2, after line 6 of the House Transportation Committee engrossed bill, insert:
" Section 5. That § 22-21-1 be amended to read:
22-21-1. Any person who, except as authorized by law:
(1) Trespasses on property with intent to subject anyone to eavesdropping or other
surveillance in a private place; or
(2) Installs in any private place, without the consent of the person or persons entitled to
privacy there, any device for observing, photographing, recording, amplifying, or
broadcasting sounds or events in such place, or uses any such unauthorized installation;
(3) Intentionally uses a drone to photograph, record, or otherwise observe another person in
a private place where the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy; or
(4) Lands a drone on the lands or waters of another resident provided the resident owns the
land beneath the water body in its entirety without the owner's consent, except in the case
of forced landing and the owner or lessee of the drone will be liable for any damage
resulting from a forced landing;
is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Subdivision Subdivisions (2) shall and (3) do not apply to law
enforcement officers, or to those acting under their the direction of a law enforcement officer, while
engaged in the performance of their the officer's lawful duties. These restrictions do not apply to a
drone operator operating a drone for commercial or agricultural purposes pursuant to or in
compliance with federal aviation administration regulations, authorizations, and exemptions nor do
they apply to an emergency management worker operating a drone within the scope of the worker's
duties. ".
Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted,
____________________________ ____________________________
Craig Tieszen Arthur Rusch
House Committee Chair Senate Committee Chair