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                   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
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          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.
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                            Fiscal Impact (in thousands)

           Major Provisions         2007-08      2008-09       2009-10     Fund
           
          Study                  $163       $155                  General
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          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.