Finance and Administration, Dept. of - As introduced, allows the department, office of criminal justice programs, to use available existing resources to seek appropriate funding and resources from the federal and state governments to design and implement grants to reduce gun violence in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 68.

SB 585 allows Tennessee's Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Criminal Justice Programs, to use existing resources and seek federal or state funding to design and implement grants targeting gun violence reduction. The bill defines "gun violence" as homicide, violent crime, and domestic violence for these grant programs. It does not create new state funding but provides a mechanism for the department to access existing and additional resources to support community-based violence prevention initiatives. This legislation directly affects the department's ability to address gun violence through grant programs without requiring new legislative appropriations.