Brown vetoes bill limiting drone surveillance

Published September 29, 2014 3:25am ET



SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown’s office announced Sunday that he has vetoed a bill that would have placed strict limits on law enforcement agencies using unmanned aerial drones for surveillance.

AB1327 by Republican Assemblyman Jeff Gorrell of Camarillo would have required government agencies to get warrants before conducting surveillance with drones.

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