HB2101 - Relating to a study on unreported gunshots detected using gunshot detection technology.

  89R9065 MZM-D     By: Campos H.B. No. 2101       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a study on unreported gunshots detected using gunshot   detection technology.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  STUDY ON UNREPORTED GUNSHOTS. (a)  In this Act,   "department" means the Department of Public Safety of the State of   Texas.          (b)  From money appropriated or otherwise available for the   purpose, the department shall contract with three eligible   municipal police departments to conduct a study on unreported   gunshots detected using gunshot detection technology. The study   must include the following information:                (1)  the number of unreported gunshots detected using   gunshot detection technology that occur within the boundaries of   the municipality; and                (2)  for each gunshot described by Subdivision (1) of   this subsection:                      (A)  the results of any police department   investigation related to the gunshot, including information   regarding whether the gunshot was intentional; and                      (B)  the number and type of criminal charges filed   as a result of the gunshot.          (c)  To be eligible to receive a contract under Subsection   (b) of this section, a municipal police department must:                (1)  be located in a municipality with a population of   more than 500,000; and                (2)  submit an application to the department that   includes:                      (A)  a list of geographic areas within the   boundaries of the municipality that have been identified as having   high rates of unreported gunshots;                      (B)  an explanation of the police department's   previous experience with gunshot detection technologies; and                      (C)  the proposed members of a five-person   committee that the police department will establish to assist with   the study if the police department receives the contract,   including:                            (i)  one representative from the municipal   police department;                            (ii)  one representative from the sheriff's   department in the county in which the municipal police department   is located;                            (iii)  one person who serves as a school   district peace officer, a school resource officer, or security   personnel as described by Section 37.081, Education Code, and who   provides security at a school campus located in the municipality   described by Subdivision (1) of this subsection;                            (iv)  one representative of a neighborhood   association located in the municipality described by Subdivision   (1) of this subsection; and                            (v)  one member who is appointed by a member   of the house of representatives whose district contains any part of   the municipality described by Subdivision (1) of this subsection.          (d)  Each municipal police department that the department   contracts with under Subsection (b) of this section shall prepare   and submit a report of its findings to the department not later than   September 1, 2026.          (e)  Not later than December 31, 2026, the department shall   prepare and submit to the legislature a written report summarizing   the results of the study, disaggregated by municipality.          (f)  This Act expires September 1, 2027.          SECTION 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September   1, 2025.