SB 2569

relating to the reporting requirement for certain law enforcement
agencies regarding the agencies' use or operation of an unmanned
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 423.008(a), Government Code, is amended
(a)  Not earlier than January 1 and not later than January 15
of each odd-numbered year, each state law enforcement agency and
each county or municipal law enforcement agency located in a county
or municipality, as applicable, with a population greater than
150,000, that used or operated an unmanned aircraft during the
preceding 24 months shall [issue a written report  to the governor,
the lieutenant governor, and each member of the legislature and
[(1)  retain the report for public viewing; and
[(2)]  post a [the] report regarding the agency's use or
operation of unmanned aircraft on the [law enforcement] agency's
publicly accessible Internet website or, if the agency does not
have a publicly accessible Internet website, otherwise make the
report available to the public [one  exists].
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.