Drones have been used most extensively as part of the global war on terror, but they’ve also been promoted for domestic and peaceful uses—monitoring roadways for accidents or speeders, for one. But a Virginia Senate panel today voted for a two-year moratorium on the use of drones by police and government agencies, writes the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

The amended legislation would impose a two-year moratorium on the use of the unmanned aircraft, allowing for study of the implications of their use by government and law enforcement agencies. Meantime, law enforcement agencies that have drones could use them in the event of a public safety emergency, including for aid in Amber Alert, Senior Alert and police emergencies.

Last year the FAA released a list of the jurisdictions across the country that were allowed to use drones for non-military purposes, among them Arlington and Fairfax counties. Fairfax officials quickly stressed that while they saw the value in using drones for traffic control, they had no immediate plans to start using them yet.

While the drone moratorium could be formalized if the House of Delegates votes to approve, there’s no word on the fate of blimps, which are totally the nouveau drone.