Drone restrictions bill loaded with dozens of amendments in Missouri House

By: Steph Quinn

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: May 6, 2026

Words: 912

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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A bill to prohibit low-flying drones over power plants, pipelines and other infrastructure transformed into wide-ranging public safety legislation Tuesday as the Missouri House added 47 amendments over nearly three and half hours.

As the debate wore on, the bill became loaded with proposals ranging from a domestic violence registry to expanded DNA testing after arrests and altering pay policies at the state-controlled St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

The underlying bill, sponsored by Republican …

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