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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio creates Office of Violence Prevention with $30 million appropriation for community and hospital programs
Last action · May 20, 2026: Referred to Public SafetySponsors: Darnell Brewer and 4 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio establishes the Office of Violence Prevention within the Department of Health, backed by a $30 million transfer from for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The office administers competitive grants for community intervention programs in the state's top fifteen counties for firearm violence, establishes bedside intervention standards at level I and II trauma centers, and develops a statewide tracking system.
The measure directs $30 million in state funds toward gun violence prevention initiatives, requiring level I and II trauma centers to implement 24/7 bedside intervention protocols and mandating that at least 80% of grant funds target the fifteen Ohio counties with the highest firearm-related violence.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Level I and Level II trauma centers
Trauma centers must establish standardized statewide protocols for bedside engagement, warm handoffs, 24/7 on-call responses, and follow-up case management.
Community-based organizations
Organizations can apply for competitive and formula-based grants to operate intervention programs, receive workforce training, and participate in a statewide data system.
Department of Health
The department houses the new office, identifies high-violence counties, adopts implementing rules, and publishes annual reports and four-year prevention plans.
Department of Commerce
The Director of Commerce is required to transfer $30,000,000 of unclaimed funds to the Violence Prevention Fund upon request.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- May 20, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Public Safety
- May 12, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Use of Unclaimed Funds for State Appropriations
The bill bypasses standard general revenue taxation by funding the newly created $30 million Violence Prevention Fund directly through a transfer of unclaimed property funds administered by the Department of Commerce.
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Sources
www.legislature.ohio.gov
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