BILL ANALYSIS
Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
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| |SB 130 (Hayden) |
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|Hearing Date: 5/17/99 |Amended: 5/12/99 |
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|Consultant: Lisa Matocq |Policy Vote: Pub Saf 5-0 |
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BILL SUMMARY: SB 130, known as the Aroner-Scott-Hayden
Firearms Safety Act of 1999, (1) requires the AG to develop
safety standards for gun safety devices and to report to
the Legislature, (2) requires DOJ to certify laboratories
to test safety devices, (3) allows DOJ to charge a fee to
offset certification and safety standards development
costs, and (4) makes related changes.
Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02
Fund
Certify labs/develop $ 327 $ 307 unknown
General
standards/report/ offset by increased fee revenues
roster
Law enforcement Unknown, probably not substantial, increased Local
notification to DHS mandated, potentially reimbursable costs
DHS $ 58 $ 77 $
77 General
STAFF COMMENTS: This bill was set for hearing on 5/10/99
and was put over for the purpose of amending the bill to
address the costs. The analysis reflects the amendment.
This bill:
requires DOJ, by January 1, 2000, to begin developing
safety standards for gun safety devices, and to adopt
those standards and 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,
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,
makes a violation of certain provisions of this bill an
infraction or may result in license
suspension/revocation.
DOJ estimates increased costs of $327,000 in the first year
and $307,000 in the second year, and unknown costs,
probably less than $250,000 annually, in subsequent years.
Increased costs for certifying the labs, including the
costs of developing standards, are offset by increased fee
revenues. DHS estimates increased costs of about $77,000
annually to comply with the reporting provision of the bill
(system start-up, one staff person to collect, maintain and
analyze data submitted).
AB 106 (Scott), on Assembly Appropriations Suspense, is
nearly identical to this bill.