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KS HB2381
Bill
Status
2/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Appropriations
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AI Summary
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Establishes the safe and secure firearm detection program under the attorney general's oversight, allowing public entities and accredited nonpublic schools to apply for authorization to use firearm detection software
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Requires the attorney general to contract with a private vendor for software that detects visible, unholstered firearms, integrates with existing security cameras, and must be designated as qualified anti-terrorism technology under the federal SAFETY Act
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Software must be developed in the United States without third-party or open-source data and managed through a constantly monitored operations center staffed by trained analysts
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Creates the safe and secure firearm detection fund and transfers $20,000,000 from the state general fund on July 1, 2025
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Requires annual reports to legislative appropriations and education committees beginning in 2026, summarizing the program's implementation for participating entities
Legislative Description
Establishing the safe and secure firearm detection program in the office of the attorney general, providing for certain entities to use firearm detection software, establishing the safe and secure firearm detection fund and transferring funds from the state general fund to support the program.
Last Action
House Withdrawn from Committee on Appropriations; Referred to Committee on Transportation and Public Safety Budget
2/27/2025