Jeffrey Curtis Leach, Texas State Representative of the 67th district (R) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Leach_(politician)#:~:text=Jeffrey%20Curtis%20%22Jeff%22%20Leach%20(,a%20portion%20of%20Collin%20County.&text=Plano%2C%20Texas%2C%20U.S.
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to criminal and civil liability for disabling, damaging, or destroying an unmanned aircraft’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends the Government Code to introduce an affirmative defense against criminal and civil liability for disabling, damaging, or destroying an unmanned aircraft. The defense applies if the person was on property they own or legally occupy, used a legally possessed firearm to act against an unauthorized unmanned aircraft, and was not prohibited from discharging the firearm by law or local regulations. The legal change applies only to conduct occurring on or after Sept. 1, 2025. Conduct occurring before this date will be governed by the law in effect at that time.
Jeff Leach, chair of the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence and member of the House Committee on Public Education, proposed another seven bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Leach graduated from Baylor University with a BS and again from SMU Dedman School of Law with a JD.
Jeff Leach is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 67th House district. He replaced previous state representative Jerry A. Madden in 2013.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 2536 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense |
| HB 2535 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education |
| HB 1671 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the establishment of parentage and the duty to pay retroactive child support, including the duty to pay retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception |
| HB 1670 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to a person submitting proof of citizenship to verify eligibility to vote in Texas |
| HB 797 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and notice to the legislature of certain reprimands |
| HB 734 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to the failure to report child abuse or neglect; increasing a criminal penalty |
| HB 717 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty |
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