Public Act 195 of 2008

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• Introduced by Rep. Paul Opsommer (R) on March 20, 2007, to repeal the law that requires a person who acquires a pistol to present it to the local law enforcement agency for a “safety inspection,” and require agencies to destroy any records of past inspections, with certain exceptions. A person would still be required to obtain a license to acquire a pistol.
  • Referred to the House Tourism, Outdoor Recreation, And Natural Resources Committee on March 20, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on April 15, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on April 16, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not require agencies to destroy any records of past pistol inspections, and requires indivivuals who buy a pistol to return the completed pistol permit form to the local law enforcement agency within 10 days. The substitute failed in the House by voice vote on April 16, 2008.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Paul Opsommer (R) on April 16, 2008, to replace the committee substitute with a new substitute that revises details but does not change the substance. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on April 16, 2008.
• Passed in the House (98 to 10) on April 16, 2008, to repeal the law that requires a person who acquires a pistol to present it to the local law enforcement agency for a “safety inspection;” and also to require agencies to destroy any records of past inspections, with certain exceptions. A person would still be required to obtain a license to acquire a pistol. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Motion by Rep. Kathy Angerer (D) on April 16, 2008, to reconsider the vote by which the House passed the bill. The motion passed in the House by voice vote on April 16, 2008.
• Received in the House on April 16, 2008, to repeal the law that requires a person who acquires a pistol to present it to the local law enforcement agency for a “safety inspection;” and also to require agencies to destroy any records of past inspections, with certain exceptions. A person would still be required to obtain a license to acquire a pistol. Passed in the House (93 to 15) on April 16, 2008. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on April 22, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 22, 2008.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on June 26, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not require the destruction of pistol permit records held by police agencies, but instead requires the entry of these into a State Police database. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on June 26, 2008.
• Passed in the Senate (34 to 3) on June 27, 2008, to repeal the law that requires a person who acquires a pistol to present it to the local law enforcement agency for a “safety inspection." A person would still be required to obtain a license to acquire a pistol, and would have to send completed copies of the pistol sales record to the local police or sheriff, with violations subject to a $250 civil fine. These agencies would have enter the data into a State Police database, or send them to the State Police to be entered. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on June 27, 2008, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. Passed in the House (95 to 11) on June 27, 2008. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 10, 2008.