Kansas Legislature

SB 271

AN ACT concerning infrastructure; relating to drone technology; prohibiting any governmental agency from purchasing, acquiring or otherwise using any drone with critical components produced in any country of concern or produced or owned by any foreign principal; establishing the Kansas drone reimbursement expense fund to be administered by the attorney general; authorizing transfers of moneys from the state general fund to such fund; allowing governmental agencies to seek reimbursement for the cost of purchasing a replacement drone, transfer restricted drones to the office of the attorney general or, if no reimbursement is received, dispose of drones or sell drones for private use.

Senate - Motion to override veto failed; Veto sustained; - 04/29/2024

On roll call the vote was:

Yea - (21):

Alley, Billinger, Blasi, Bowers, Claeys, Erickson, Fagg, Gossage, Kerschen, Kloos, Masterson, O'Shea, Peck, Petersen, Pyle, Shallenburger, Steffen, Straub, Thompson, Warren, Wilborn,

Nay - (16):

Corson, Dietrich, Doll, Faust-Goudeau, Francisco, Haley, Holland, Holscher, Longbine, McGinn, Olson, Pettey, Pittman, Reddi, Sykes, Ware,

Present and Passing - (3):

Baumgardner, Ryckman, Tyson,