Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session
Relating to: creating an office of gun violence prevention in the Department of Justice and making an appropriation. (FE)
Firearms and dangerous weapons Justice department of Public health
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
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What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill creates an office of gun violence prevention in the Department of
Justice. The office must collaborate with other organizations and experts to develop
a strategy to identify causes of gun violence and to improve social determinants of
health for communities most affected by gun violence. The office must submit to the
legislature a written plan of action every two years that details how DOJ will
incorporate a public health approach to gun violence prevention-related programs
and services.
Sponsors
Full history
- Feb 2, 2024 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Stubbs, Baldeh, Subeck, Ratcliff, Neubauer, Palmeri, J. Anderson, Joers, Andraca, Conley, Shelton, C. Anderson, Ortiz-Velez, Sinicki, Drake and Jacobson; cosponsored by Senators L. Johnson, Taylor, Roys, Larson, Wirch, Spreitzer and Agard
- Feb 2, 2024 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Oct 3, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Vining added as a coauthor