Bill > H2173

This bill establishes a special commission to study the primary prevention of gun violence, meaning ways to stop it before it happens. The commission will review and recommend programs and interventions to reduce gun violence and promote peace in the state, considering factors like education on gun violence and its social context, gun trafficking, community-law enforcement relationships, support for victims' families and perpetrators, post-prison rehabilitation, and reducing inequities in prevention efforts. The commission will be composed of various experts, representatives from relevant state departments (including public health, mental health, corrections, and public safety), victim and prisoner advocates, legislative committee chairs, and public members from communities affected by gun violence. These departments will be required to share relevant data, including crime, accident, and suicide data broken down by race, ethnicity, and gender, to help the commission make informed recommendations. The commission will operate for three years and must submit a final report to the governor and the legislature detailing gun violence data, recommendations for improving prevention programs and services, and any proposed changes to laws or regulations.