Kansas (KS) UAS Law
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79-220. Property exempt from taxation; antique and amateur-built aircraft.
Wichita City Ordinance 9.35.210
Drones in the news
Sept 2020 - Drones find signs of a Native American ‘Great Settlement’ beneath a Kansas pasture
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Bill History
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Note that bills that are now law are changed to blue font
SB 319 - expands the definition of harassment in the Protection from Stalking Act to include certain uses of UAS.
SB 249 - appropriates funds that can be used to focus on research and development efforts related to UAS by state educational institutions. The law specifies a number of focuses for the research, including the use of UAS for inspection and surveillance by the department of transportation, highway patrol and state bureau of investigation. It requires that the director of UAS make recommendations regarding state laws and rules that balance privacy concerns and the need for “robust UAS economic development” in the state.
On May 30, 2014, Senate Bill (SB) 409 died
On March 4, 2015, Kansas introduced House Bill (HB) 2397
HB 2683 - died in committee
SR 1759 - HR 6043 - A resolution urging the Federal Aviation Administration to accept Kansas’ application for the Unmanned Aerial Systems Integration Pilot Program.
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