License and citation
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Copy-paste citation
Drone Authority. "New U.S. State Drone Laws, 2026." October 24, 2026. Licensed CC BY 4.0. https://droneauthority.org/data/state-drone-laws-2026
Fields
- id
- Stable identifier for the enactment.
- state
- State name.
- state_slug
- URL-safe state identifier, matching /laws/<state_slug>.
- measure
- Bill, act, chapter, or rule citation.
- kind
- statute, regulation, or proposed-rule.
- topic
- Subject in a few words.
- audience
- Who it mainly binds: all-pilots, commercial-pilots, recreational-pilots, hunters, or public-agencies.
- signed
- Signing, approval, or notice date (ISO), when stated.
- effective
- Effective date (ISO), when stated in the source reviewed.
- status_on_generation
- in-effect, upcoming, proposed, or date-not-stated, computed when the file is generated.
- summary
- Plain-language summary. The linked text controls.
- source_url
- Primary source: enacted text, code section, or agency page.
- page_url
- The state's page on Drone Authority.
- source_license
- CSV only. Constant, so the license survives a copy-paste of the rows.
How it was built
Each record restates a claim already verified on the matching state guide against enacted text, the state code, or the agency's own page. An empty effective date means the source reviewed does not state one; it is left empty rather than inferred.
Educational reference, not legal advice. Rules change, and local ordinances may apply. Verify against the linked primary sources before relying on any record.
Found an error? corrections@droneauthority.org. Corrections are published, not quietly patched.
Human-readable version: New state drone laws in 2026. All datasets: Drone Authority open data.