BILL ANALYSIS Ó SB 1407 Page 1 Date of Hearing: August 10, 2016 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Lorena Gonzalez, Chair SB 1407 (De León) - As Amended August 8, 2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Policy | Public Safety |Vote:| 5 - 2 | |Committee: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: YesReimbursable: No SUMMARY: This bill amends provisions of AB 857, Chapter 60, Statutes of 2016, which requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to maintain, and make available upon request, information concerning the number of serial numbers issued, to alternatively provide the number of unique identifiers issued pursuant to the program established by AB 857. FISCAL EFFECT: No cost to DOJ. SB 1407 Page 2 COMMENTS: Background/Purpose. This is a clean-up bill. AB 857 (Cooper), Chapter 60, Statutes of 2016, requires any person who manufactures or assembles a firearm to first obtain a serial number or unique identifier from the DOJ and demonstrate that he or she is not prohibited from owning firearms. DOJ is required to maintain specified statistics, including the number of serial numbers issued. SB 1407 requires the DOJ to maintain information on the number of unique identifiers issued. Analysis Prepared by:Pedro Reyes / APPR. / (916) 319-2081