H.F. 2129 Section 1. WEAPON VIOLENCE PREVENTION RESEARCH AND REPORT 1 —— APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated from the general 2 fund of the state to the university of Iowa injury prevention 3 research center for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and 4 ending June 30, 2025, the following amount, or so much thereof 5 as is necessary, for the following purposes: 6 To conduct research on the incidence, prevalence, 7 significance, and opportunities for the prevention of weapon 8 violence in the state; to complete a literature review on and 9 summarize the findings of related research outside of the 10 state; to compile information on constitutional policies and 11 practices implemented in other states and documented evidence 12 of the effectiveness of these policies and practices; and to 13 submit a report of the research findings and recommendations to 14 the general assembly by October 1, 2025: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 75,000 16 EXPLANATION 17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 18 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 19 This bill appropriates $75,000 from the general fund of the 20 state to the university of Iowa injury prevention research 21 center for FY 2024-2025 to conduct research on the incidence, 22 prevalence, significance, and opportunities for the prevention 23 of weapon violence in the state; to complete a literature 24 review on and summarize the findings of related research 25 outside of the state; to compile information on constitutional 26 policies and practices implemented in other states and 27 documented evidence of the effectiveness of these policies and 28 practices; and to submit a report of the research findings and 29 recommendations to the general assembly by October 1, 2025. 30 -1- LSB 5844YH (2) 90 pf/ko 1/ 1