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SB 5302 - Unmanned aircrafts/foreign

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Section 1

  1. No state or local agency, including any law enforcement agency, shall purchase or otherwise acquire a small unmanned aircraft system that is manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity.

  2. No state or local agency funds may be used in connection with small unmanned aircraft systems manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity, including without limitation state or local agency funds:

    1. Awarded through a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement; or

    2. Otherwise made available.

  3. On or after July 1, 2026, a public entity shall not operate a small unmanned aircraft system manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity.

  4. For the purposes of this section:

    1. "Agency" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 42.56.010.

    2. "Covered foreign entity" means an individual, person, foreign government, or a party that is:

      1. On the consolidated screening list or the entity list, supplement No. 4 to 15 C.F.R. Part 744, as each are published by the United States department of commerce on the effective date of this section;

      2. Domiciled in the People's Republic of China or the Russian Federation;

      3. Under the influence or control by the government of the People's Republic of China or the Russian Federation; or

      4. A subsidiary or affiliate of an individual, government, or party referred to in (b)(i) through (iii) of this subsection.

    3. "Small unmanned aircraft system" means an aircraft that:

      1. Is an unmanned, powered aircraft that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft;

      2. May be expendable or recoverable; and

      3. Weighs less than 55 pounds including the weight of anything attached to or carried by the aircraft.

Section 2

This act takes effect January 1, 2026.

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