Violence prevention project research center funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF 134 appropriates $1 million for fiscal year 2026 and $1 million for fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to establish a violence prevention research center under the commissioner of public safety. The center must operate as a nonprofit, nonpartisan entity focused on reducing violence in Minnesota, with specific emphasis on gun violence. It will use data and analysis to improve criminal justice policies and practices in the state. The bill directly affects the commissioner of public safety (who administers the funds) and the research center itself.