BILL ANALYSIS Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary Senator Tom Torlakson, Chairman 362 (De Leon) Hearing Date: 8/30/07 Amended: 7/17/07 Consultant: Nora Lynn Policy Vote: Public Safety 3-1 _________________________________________________________________ ____ BILL SUMMARY: AB 362 would require the Attorney General to submit a feasibility report to the Legislature by January 1, 2009, pertaining to the licensing and registration of handgun ammunition sales. _________________________________________________________________ ____ Fiscal Impact (in thousands) Major Provisions 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Fund Study $163 $155 General _________________________________________________________________ ____ STAFF COMMENTS: SUSPENSE FILE. AS PROPOSED TO BE AMENDED. As presented to the Senate Public Safety Committee, AB 362 would have generally required handgun ammunition purchasers to be permitted for such purchases by July 1, 2011, as specified; required sellers of more than 50 rounds of handgun ammunition per month to hold a vendor permit by July 1, 2008, as specified; required the Department of Justice to develop processes for the issuance of such permits and the collection of data related to same; and established civil fines for specified violations of handgun ammunition requirements for sellers and purchasers. As amended coming out of Public Safety, AB 362 would require a report from the Attorney General addressing the feasibility of creating a system of licensing or registering, or both licensing and registering, handgun ammunition sales. The report is due to the Legislature by January 1, 2009. Attorney General staff estimates total costs of $318,000 to complete the required study, which includes a limited-term staff position and costs associated with an external consultant. PROPOSED AUTHOR'S AMENDMENTS Amendments proposed by the author would require the study to include the feasibility of an instantaneous screening process limiting the approval of handgun ammunition sales to qualified purchasers, and maintaining a file of handgun ammunition records of sale that shall be integrated with existing criminal justice information systems.