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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri authorizes law enforcement to intercept and disable threatening drones
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: Mark Sharp
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What This Bill Would Do
Law enforcement officers and agencies are authorized to use electronic jamming, hacking, physical capture, and other against unmanned aircraft systems operating in a or posing a public safety threat. The measure applies to peace officers operating within the state of Missouri upon reasonable suspicion of criminal activity or an imminent safety threat.
Grants state peace officers explicit legal authority to actively disrupt, seize, or disable privately owned or operated drones when encountering specific criminal or safety threats.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
law enforcement agencies
Law enforcement agencies gain explicit legal authorization to deploy tracking, jamming, and capture methods against threatening drones.
unmanned aircraft operators
Drone operators face potential disruption, seizure, or destruction of their aircraft if operated in a nefarious manner or under reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.
Key Facts
- Law enforcement agencies and peace officers may take reasonable and necessary mitigation measures against unmanned aircraft systems operating in a nefarious manner.
- Permitted mitigation measures include electronic jamming, hacking, physical capture, interception, and detection, tracking, and identification methods.
- Mitigation measures require reasonable suspicion that the unmanned aircraft system is involved in criminal activity, poses an imminent public safety threat, or violates state or federal law.
- Neferious manner is defined to include spying, smuggling contraband, facilitating criminal activity, or posing a direct threat to public safety.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment15Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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