S.B. 967: COMMITTEE SUMMARY - CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT

Senate Bill 967 (as introduced 3-3-98)

Committee: Hunting, Fishing and Agriculture

Date Completed: 3-23-98

CONTENT

The bill would amend the handgun licensure Act to provide that the Act's requirements for obtaining a license to carry a concealed weapon would not apply to an individual licensed by another state to carry a pistol, whether or not the individual was a resident of Michigan. (Currently, the requirements do not apply to a "person licensed to carry a pistol concealed upon his or her person issued by another state".) The bill also would replace the term "weapon" with the term "pistol".

The bill would retain the Act's provisions that exempt the following persons from the concealed weapon licensing requirements:

-- A peace officer of a Federal, State, or local police agency.

-- A constable trained and certified under the Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Training Council Act.

-- A person employed by the Department of Corrections and authorized to carry a concealed weapon.

-- A member of the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, or Marine Corps while carrying a weapon in the line of duty.

-- A member of the National Guard, Armed Forces Reserves, or other duly authorized military organization.

-- An authorized agent of a licensed firearms manufacturer.

-- A person transporting to his or her home or business an unloaded pistol in the trunk of his or her vehicle after purchasing the pistol or having it repaired, or while moving goods from one home or business to another.

The bill would take effect January 1, 1999, and is tie-barred to Senate Bills 983, 984, 985, 986, 988, which pertain to concealed weapons, and several bills that have not yet been introduced.

MCL 28.432a - Legislative Analyst: N. Nagata

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

- Fiscal Analyst: B. Baker

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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.