HB 2744 Summary

• Establishes the Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission within the Department of the Attorney General, comprised of the Attorney General (chair), Chief Justice, Director of Health, Director of Public Safety, county prosecutors, Public Defender, county police chiefs, Hawaii State Hospital administrator, University of Hawaii deans, and representatives from gun safety advocacy and firearm advocacy groups.

• Requires the commission to submit findings and recommendations on gun violence prevention policy to the legislature no later than 40 days before the convening of the 2022 regular session and each subsequent regular session.

• Makes it a Class C felony for unlicensed persons to purchase, manufacture, or obtain firearm receivers or parts intended to assemble a firearm without a serial number, addressing "ghost guns" that circumvent background checks and registration requirements.

• Requires dealers licensed under state law or by the U.S. Department of Justice to register unfinished firearm receivers and obtain serial numbers before assembling firearms or selling parts, treating these transactions like fully assembled firearms.

• Amends firearm registration requirements to apply to assembled firearms from parts, three-dimensional printed firearms, and other unregistered weapons, with specific notation requirements for assembly method and serial number placement.