Representatives Daniel Benson, Vincent Prieto, Marlene Caride and Annette Quijano, along with three cosponsors, introduced Assembly Bill 1039 (A1039) in January. The bill requires law enforcement to obtain a warrant before conducting drone surveillance in most cases. It also includes and outright prohibition on the use of weaponized drones
It passed the Assembly on 05-14 by a vote of 66-2 and moves to the Senate
PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS in support!
1. Call the Senate Law and Public Safety Chair, Linda R. Greenstein. Strongly, but respectfully urge him to move A1039 forward to a vote in his committee. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email.
(609) 395-9911
2. Call the rest of the committee members. Again, be strong, but respectful. Urge each of them to take action to move the bill forward and vote YES on A1039.
Peter Barnes (D) Vice Chair (732) 548-1406
Kip Bateman (R) (908) 526-3600
James W. Holzapfel (R) (732) 840-9028
Nicholas Sacco (D) (201) 295-0200
3. Call Back – any NO or UNDECIDED – in 3-4 days. Make sure to follow-up. If they say YES, be sure to thank them and, if possible, announce their committed YES vote to email and social media contacts. If they say no, politely ask them why. Get the information from them and contact us.
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