BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 1751 (Low) - Secondhand goods
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|Version: June 20, 2016 |Policy Vote: B., P. & E.D. 9 - |
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|Urgency: Yes |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: August 11, 2016 |Consultant: Brendan McCarthy |
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*********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016
Bill
Summary: AB 1751 would make several changes to the operation of
the California Automated Pawn and Secondhand Dealer System
(CAPSS) operated by the Department of Justice.
Fiscal
Impact:
Unknown potential information technology costs, to make
changes to CAPSS to reflect the changes required in the bill
(Secondhand Dealer and Pawnbroker Fund). The bill would
require the Department of Justice to accept a plain text
description of a reported item. Currently, the Department is
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requiring users of CAPSS to use specified classifications,
rather than plain text descriptions. The Department may be
required to make system changes to CAPSS to allow the system
to accept plain text descriptions in addition to specified
classifications or to develop the ability to accept field
descriptors that would accurately reflect plain text
descriptions used in the secondhand industry.
Potential ongoing staff costs in the hundreds of thousands per
year for the Department of Justice to classify items reported
to CAPSS based on the plain text descriptions submitted by
users (Secondhand Dealer and Pawnbroker Fund). The sponsors of
the bill indicate that using the required classifications
imposes a burden on CAPSS users and that most users would
prefer to continue the historic practice of using plain text
descriptions. If a significant number of users revert to using
plain text descriptions and the Department of Justice wishes
to continue classifying reported items, the Department could
incur substantial staff costs to do so.
Author
Amendments: Clarify the requirements for reporting relating to
gun shows.
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