January 12, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives Stubbs, O’Connor, Cabrera, Neubauer, Snodgrass, Subeck, Emerson, Shankland, Conley, Sinicki, Hong, Ratcliff, Moore Omokunde, C. Anderson, Madison, Bare, Joers, Vining, Andraca, Palmeri, Ohnstad, Considine, Jacobson, Goyke, Ortiz-Velez and Drake, cosponsored by Senators Taylor, Larson, Carpenter, Wirch, L. Johnson, Spreitzer and Agard. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
AB931,,22An Act to amend 15.01 (6) and 15.02 (3) (c) 1.; and to create 15.194 (2) and 250.25 of the statutes; relating to: community violence intervention and creation of the Office of Violence Prevention in the Department of Health Services. AB931,,33Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill creates the Office of Violence Prevention in the Department of Health Services, establishes certain duties with respect to the office, and directs the office to award grants for community violence intervention. The bill provides that the office shall coordinate and expand violence prevention activities and work to reduce the incidences of interpersonal violence and reduce death by homicide. To achieve these goals, the office must do all of the following: