Panel advances bill to pilot proactive weapon-detection systems in schools
Mar 14, 2026
SF 3901 would fund and evaluate eight school threat-assessment pilots using weapon-detection and intelligent-camera systems; sponsors and a technology developer emphasized early detection and automated alerts, and family members and school staff urged rapid adoption after recent shootings.
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Sen. Bobby Joe Champion told the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee that SF 3901 would create eight pilots — one in each congressional district — to test proactive threat-assessment systems that combine millimeter-wave detection with intelligent camera alerts and automated lockdown and notification features.
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