Behold! Welcome a fresh set of drone laws about to "land" on top of the drone community one day soon.
I don't have time to find my old thread on the topic but it's clear "infrastructure" will be the key to state and local governments taking control over drones.
Anything can be labeled "critical infrastructure" from a bank inside a strip mall to a gas pipeline fixture sticking up out of the ground at the corner of 5th and Main to a lone USPS mailbox behind a 7-11 on the edge of town to the police station parking lot full of federal subsidized secret military vehicles. The federal government isn't the only ones who can define what constitutes "critical infrastructure" or at least the FAA won't challenge it when the definition comes from the state. Once you get this power then you establish a buffer zone around "critical infrastructure" whether it is directly above or within 500 feet or if it's anything like a TFR, it could be a couple of miles. When the states get involved, that means every deputy, trooper, officer, constable, and marshal now have the power to step in. From inspection to detention to incarceration to citation (fines), our problems have only just begun.
In addition, I also believe we'll start to see state laws that make it illegal to possess, operate, or fly any drone (either in the air or from any land (personal or private) within the state) which does not have a valid FCC certification. So much in this legislation which needs to be addressed. Anyway, check it out:
This proprosed sweeping legislation is beyond insanity:
Government release: Critical Michigan infrastructure will be protected through new legislative “S.H.I.E.L.D.” - MI House Republicans
News story: https://www.wemu.org/michigan-news/2025-11-04/michigan-officials-weigh-drone-policies
I don't have time to find my old thread on the topic but it's clear "infrastructure" will be the key to state and local governments taking control over drones.
Anything can be labeled "critical infrastructure" from a bank inside a strip mall to a gas pipeline fixture sticking up out of the ground at the corner of 5th and Main to a lone USPS mailbox behind a 7-11 on the edge of town to the police station parking lot full of federal subsidized secret military vehicles. The federal government isn't the only ones who can define what constitutes "critical infrastructure" or at least the FAA won't challenge it when the definition comes from the state. Once you get this power then you establish a buffer zone around "critical infrastructure" whether it is directly above or within 500 feet or if it's anything like a TFR, it could be a couple of miles. When the states get involved, that means every deputy, trooper, officer, constable, and marshal now have the power to step in. From inspection to detention to incarceration to citation (fines), our problems have only just begun.
In addition, I also believe we'll start to see state laws that make it illegal to possess, operate, or fly any drone (either in the air or from any land (personal or private) within the state) which does not have a valid FCC certification. So much in this legislation which needs to be addressed. Anyway, check it out:
This proprosed sweeping legislation is beyond insanity:
Government release: Critical Michigan infrastructure will be protected through new legislative “S.H.I.E.L.D.” - MI House Republicans
News story: https://www.wemu.org/michigan-news/2025-11-04/michigan-officials-weigh-drone-policies
