Maryland House Bill 398: Public Safety - Persistent Aerial Surveillance

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

Prohibiting persistent aerial surveillance by a unit, an agency, or a political subdivision of the State to gather evidence or other information in a criminal investigation, subject to certain exceptions; and defining "persistent aerial surveillance" as the use of aircraft to record video or a concurrent series of images or pictures that when viewed in aggregate depict a person's actions over time.

Latest action

Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (2026-01-29)

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