HI HB664

Establishes the Office of Gun Violence Prevention within the Department of Law Enforcement, headed by a governor-appointed director responsible for developing gun violence prevention programs, administering grants, and advising state and county agencies

Creates a gun violence prevention grant program to fund community-based intervention initiatives focused on interrupting cycles of gun violence without contributing to mass incarceration

Establishes the Gun Violence Prevention Special Fund to receive grants, donations, and legislative appropriations for awarding grants to qualifying organizations

Requires the office to maintain a gun violence resource bank containing data, research, and statistical information, and to conduct public awareness campaigns on safe gun ownership, storage, and mental health resources

Transfers the Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission from the Attorney General's office to the Department of Law Enforcement, with the Director of Law Enforcement replacing the Attorney General as commission chair