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Senate advances bill defining “mass shooting” and directing expanded victim services
Summary
Senator Sullivan moved and the Senate advanced Senate Bill 59 on second reading on Feb. 7, 2025, a measure that would create a statewide definition of “mass shooting” and direct state efforts to expand services and access to federal grant money for victims and survivors.
Senator Sullivan moved and the Senate advanced Senate Bill 59 on second reading on Feb. 7, 2025, a measure that would create a statewide definition of “mass shooting” and direct state efforts to expand services and access to federal grant money for victims and survivors.
Advocates and the bill’s sponsor told the Senate that a single, consistent statewide definition is intended to make it easier for victims of shootings that do not make national headlines to access services. "Most mass shootings don't make it to the front page of 97 newspapers across the country like the day my son Alex was murdered," Senator Sullivan said, arguing that many victims…
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