CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2253

Introduced by Assembly Member Mia Bonta

February 16, 2022

An act relating to public safety.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2253, as introduced, Mia Bonta. Gun violence: public health crisis.
Existing law establishes various programs to combat crime and violence in the state, including the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program, administered by the Board of State and Community Corrections, which awards competitive grants for the purpose of violence intervention and prevention.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would treat gun violence as a public health crisis.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would treat gun violence as a public health crisis.