Illinois commercial drone laws beyond Part 107—620 ILCS 5/42.1 preemption, Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act framing, 720 ILCS 5/26-4 privacy, IDNR permissions, and IDOT project guidance (pull 2 Oct 2026).
What 14 CFR §107.25 allows for Part 107 flying from a moving vehicle—flat ban from moving aircraft; conditional path for land/water vehicles over sparsely populated areas. Not legal advice.
Part 107 is the federal floor. Kansas adds K.S.A. 60-31a02 UAS harassment definitions, KDWP public-land and wildlife-take rules, and agency drone-purchasing limits under K.S.A. 75-3740h—no invented fines.
Part 107 recurrent training under 14 CFR § 107.65—24 calendar months of aeronautical knowledge recency, FAASTeam ALC-677 / ALC-515, and why the certificate itself does not expire.
Part 107 is the federal floor. Oklahoma adds 3 O.S. § 322 (critical infrastructure overflight limits with a commercial FAA-authorized carve-out and civil liability) and 21 O.S. § 1743 (UAS privacy and private-property misdemeanor rules).
Part 107 visual observer rules on commercial jobs: how 14 CFR §§ 107.3, 107.31, and 107.33 define the VO role, VLOS, and crew communication—educational, not legal advice.
Passing Part 107 does not retire TRUST. The Recreational UAS Safety Test still applies to § 44809 recreational flights; Part 107 remains the default for non-recreational small UAS work.
Part 107 is the federal floor. Missouri adds RSMo §577.800 (open-air and critical infrastructure), §217.850 (correctional centers), and §569.086 (critical infrastructure definitions)—with a commercial carve-out for FAA-authorized operators.
A Part 107 waiver is a certificate of waiver under 14 CFR § 107.200 for listed operating rules in § 107.205—not a substitute for airspace authorization, and not required when you can fly inside the rule.
Part 107 is the federal baseline. Arkansas Act 597 of 2025 (the Arkansas Privacy Act) rewrote the state’s unmanned-aircraft criminal and civil rules on critical infrastructure, image capture for surveillance, and downstream use of those images.
14 CFR § 107.39 sets three paths for Part 107 flight over human beings — a person directly participating, a covered structure or stationary vehicle with reasonable protection, or an operational category in Subpart D (Categories 1–4).
LAANC is the FAA UAS Data Exchange path for Part 107 airspace authorization under 14 CFR § 107.41 — near-real-time approvals at or below UAS Facility Map altitudes, further coordination above those ceilings up to 400 feet, and authorization only (NOTAMs, TFRs, and weather still apply).
14 CFR § 107.29 sets when Part 107 night operations are allowed without a waiver — training after April 6, 2021, lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles, and the same lighting rule in civil twilight.
Part 107 is not the whole rulebook in Texas. Government Code Chapter 423 sets image-capture offenses, lawful-use carve-outs, critical-infrastructure and sports-venue no-fly rules, and a private civil action for owners and tenants.
New York added Penal Law Article 280. Unlawful use of a drone is a class A misdemeanor. The buffer around airports, schools, and critical infrastructure is now a state criminal charge, not just an FAA problem.
SB 260 passed the California Senate on January 27, 2026 and is sitting in Assembly committees. Proposed Penal Code § 402.5 would add a 400-foot critical-infrastructure buffer. It is not law yet.
New York City's drone rule is a takeoff-and-landing statute. Administrative Code § 10-126(c) plus 38 RCNY Chapter 24. Flying in Class B is still a federal problem. This is not a city airspace ban.
CS/CS/HB 1121, Chapter 2025-29, effective October 1, 2025, raised specified critical-infrastructure drone violations to a third-degree felony and added wired communications to the facility list. The commercial overflight exception is narrower than many summaries claim.
The FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and the Office of Engineering and Technology opened PS Docket No. 26-184 on a proposed import-and-marketing prohibition for two previously authorized Anzu devices. Comments are due on or before September 23, 2026. Aircraft you already bought would remain legal to operate.
A presidential proclamation dated August 13, 2026, adjusts imports of unmanned aircraft systems and components under Section 232. Duties begin 12:01 a.m. ET September 3, 2026. This is a tariff explainer, not a shopping list.
Remote ID is still required on Part 107 flights. Standard Remote ID, a broadcast module, or a FRIA. What 14 CFR Part 89 actually demands.
Section 1709 and the December 22, 2025 Covered List update turn on country of origin and licensing paper, not a Part 107 safety finding. Existing FCC authorizations stay usable. This is not a flying ban.
The FCC is taking comment through September 2, 2026 on a proposal to stop continued importation and marketing of certain previously authorized foreign-produced drones. Drones you already own would remain legal to fly. Here is how to file.