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SB 136·NM·senate

UNLAWFUL USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

IntroducedFiled Jan 26, 2026
Sponsor: Muñoz, George K.
Latest Action

action postponed indefinitely

Mar 24, 2026

Summary

The bill makes it a crime to operate a drone to capture images of a person, private property, or a critical infrastructure facility for surveillance, imposing a misdemeanor or a fourth‑degree felony if the images are used in a felony or contain confidential information. It also creates a separate felony for flying a drone near critical infrastructure that could interfere with or touch the facility. Numerous exceptions apply, such as with consent, law‑enforcement activity, legitimate commercial use, research, surveying, or insurance purposes.

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