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          Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary

                                AB106  (Scott)

Hearing Date:7/12/99            Amended:6/29/99        
Consultant: Lisa Matocq         Policy Vote:Pub Saf 4-0
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BILL SUMMARY:   AB 106 establishes the Aroner-Scott-Hayden  
Firearms Safety Act of 1999.  
                         Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
  Major Provisions                 1999-2000               2000-01         2001-02      
  Fund  
Certify labs/develop     absorbable        $   56             $   28            
   Special* 
standards/report/          $ 200             $ 304             $ 220            
      Special**
roster                                offset by increased fee revenues
Law enforcement         Unknown, probably not substantial, increased  Local
notification to DHS       mandated, potentially reimbursable costs  
DHS                              $  87                  $  67             $   
67                                     General
*Fingerprint Fees Account
**Firearm Safety Account 

STAFF COMMENTS:   This bill:

 beginning January 1, 2002, requires all firearms sold, or  
  manufactured in the state, except as otherwise specified,  
  to be accompanied by an approved safety device and a  
  warning, as specified,  
 requires DOJ, by January 1, 2000, to begin developing  
  safety standards for gun safety devices, and to report to  
  the Legislature by January 1, 2001, 
 requires DOJ to certify labs to test gun safety devices  
  and to compile and publish a roster of approved safety  
  devices.  DOJ is authorized to charge a fee to cover the  
  costs of certification, and standards development,
 authorizes DOJ to require a firearm dealer to charge a  
  purchaser a fee not to exceed $1 for each firearm  
  purchased for the purpose of supporting various program  
  costs related to this bill, and creates the Firearm  
  Safety Account within the General Fund, 
 requires local law enforcement agencies to report to  
  Department of Health Services (DHS) any incident in which  
  a child suffered an unintentional or self-inflicted  










  gunshot wound, 
 after January 1, 2002, authorizes DOJ to recall any gun  
  safe or firearms safety device that fails to conform to  
  specified provisions of the act,  
 makes a violation of certain provisions of this bill an  
  infraction or cause for license suspension/revocation. 

Increased costs to DOJ for certifying the labs, including  
the costs of developing standards, are offset by increased  
fee revenues.  

SB 130 (Hayden), on Assembly Appropriations Suspense, is  
nearly identical to this bill.