SENT. GUIDELINES:  PISTOL RECORDS                                                     S.B. 226 (S-3):

                                                                                     SUMMARY OF BILL REPORTED

                                                                                                     FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 226 (Substitute S-3 as reported)

Sponsor:  Senator Mike Shirkey

Committee:  Judiciary

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to revise the MCL citation in the sentencing guidelines for forgery on a pistol-license application. The violation is a Class F public safety felony, with a statutory maximum sentence of four years' imprisonment.

The bill would take effect 90 days after its enactment and is tie-barred to Senate Bill 225. (Senate Bill 225 (S-3), as reported by the Committee of the Whole, would amend the handgun licensure law to revise a provision dealing with the transfer of ownership of a pistol by inheritance.)

MCL 777.11b                                                           Legislative Analyst:  Patrick Affholter

FISCAL IMPACT

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

Date Completed:  9-30-15                                                    Fiscal Analyst:  John Maxwell

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.