Bill Text: IL HB4867 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, by no later than April 1, 2011, a county with a population over 500,000 or a municipality with a population over 100,000 must acquire and maintain a gunshot location system to assist law enforcement agencies. Sets forth the requirements for the gunshot location system. Defines "gunshot location system". Limits home rule powers. Effective January 1, 2011.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-15 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4867 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB4867-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB4867 Introduced 1/15/2010, by Rep. Susana A. Mendoza SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
55 ILCS 5/5-1132 new
65 ILCS 5/11-1-12 new
Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, by no later than April 1, 2011, a county with a population over 500,000 or a municipality with a population over 100,000 must acquire and maintain a gunshot location system to assist law enforcement agencies. Sets forth the requirements for the gunshot location system. Defines "gunshot location system". Limits home rule powers. Effective January 1, 2011.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
5-1132 as follows:
(55 ILCS 5/5-1132 new)
Sec. 5-1132. Gunshot location system. By no later than
April 1, 2011, a county with a population over 500,000 must
acquire and maintain a gunshot location system to assist law
enforcement agencies within the county. The gunshot location
system must cover at least one square mile within the county in
which there is significant gunshot activity. The gunshot
location system must meet the guidelines established by the
United States Department of Homeland Security. A county must
create a database to log gunshot incidents within the area
covered by the system.
A home rule unit may not adopt gunshot location system
requirements that are less restrictive than this Section. This
Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of
Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent
exercise by home rule units of the powers and functions
exercised by the State.
For the purposes of this Section, "gunshot location system"

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means a network consisting of deployed acoustic sensors and one
or more processing nodes for data integration and analysis. The
network must (i) be capable of being tuned to one or more
ranges of frequencies to detect sounds including without
limitation gunshots, heavy weapons discharge, explosions, and
vehicle noises, (ii) use acoustic triangulation to provide
accurate location data, (iii) be wired, wireless, or a hybrid,
and (iv) be capable of operation near critical infrastructure
assets or in wide areas.
Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
adding Section 11-1-12 as follows:
(65 ILCS 5/11-1-12 new)
Sec. 11-1-12. Gunshot location system. By no later than
April 1, 2011, a municipality with a population over 100,000
must acquire and maintain a gunshot location system to assist
law enforcement agencies within the municipality. The gunshot
location system must cover at least one square mile within the
municipality in which there is significant gunshot activity.
The gunshot location system must meet the guidelines
established by the United States Department of Homeland
Security. A municipality must create a database to log gunshot
incidents within the area covered by the system.
A home rule municipality may not adopt gunshot location
system requirements that are less restrictive than this

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Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of
Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the
concurrent exercise by home rule units of the powers and
functions exercised by the State.
For the purposes of this Section, "gunshot location system"
means a network consisting of deployed acoustic sensors and one
or more processing nodes for data integration and analysis. The
network must (i) be capable of being tuned to one or more
ranges of frequencies to detect sounds including without
limitation gunshots, heavy weapons discharge, explosions, and
vehicle noises, (ii) use acoustic triangulation to provide
accurate location data, (iii) be wired, wireless, or a hybrid,
and (iv) be capable of operation near critical infrastructure
assets or in wide areas.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2011.