SENATE BILL NO. 983 March 3, 1998, Introduced by Senators BULLARD and JAYE and referred to the Committee on Hunting, Fishing and Forestry. A bill to amend 1927 PA 372, entitled "An act to regulate and license the selling, purchasing, possess- ing, and carrying of certain firearms and gas ejecting devices; to prohibit the buying, selling, or carrying of certain firearms and gas ejecting devices without a license; to provide for the forfeiture of firearms possessed in violation of this act; to provide immunity from civil liability under certain circum- stances; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts incon- sistent with the provisions of this act," (MCL 28.421 to 28.434) by adding section 5; and to repeal acts and parts of acts. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 5. (1) EACH COUNTY SHALL HAVE A CONCEALED WEAPON 2 LICENSING BOARD. THE CONCEALED WEAPON LICENSING BOARD OF EACH 3 COUNTY SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS: 4 (A) THE COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE. 5 (B) THE COUNTY SHERIFF OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE. 05751'98 * TVD 2 1 (C) ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS NOT A MEMBER OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT 2 AGENCY AND WHO IS REGULARLY ENGAGED IN TEACHING PISTOL SAFETY AND 3 TRAINING PROGRAMS OR CLASSES. 4 (D) TWO INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING THE GENERAL PUBLIC 5 APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OR, IN A COUNTY 6 THAT HAS A COUNTY EXECUTIVE OR A COUNTY MANAGER, THE COUNTY EXEC- 7 UTIVE OR COUNTY MANAGER. 8 (2) THE COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OR HIS OR HER AUTHORIZED 9 DESIGNEE SHALL SERVE AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD. THREE MEMBERS 10 OF THE CONCEALED WEAPON LICENSING BOARD CONSTITUTE A QUORUM OF 11 THE CONCEALED WEAPON LICENSING BOARD. THE BUSINESS OF THE CON- 12 CEALED WEAPON LICENSING BOARD SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY A MAJORITY 13 VOTE OF ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CONCEALED WEAPON LICENSING 14 BOARD. 15 (3) THE COUNTY CLERK SHALL SERVE AS THE CLERK OF THE CON- 16 CEALED WEAPON LICENSING BOARD. 17 (4) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS ACT, THE CONCEALED 18 WEAPON LICENSING BOARD SHALL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING DUTIES: 19 (A) REVIEW EACH APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY A RESIDENT OF THAT 20 COUNTY FOR A LICENSE TO CARRY A CONCEALED PISTOL AND DETERMINE 21 WHETHER TO ISSUE A LICENSE TO CARRY A CONCEALED PISTOL TO THAT 22 APPLICANT. 23 (B) PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS REQUIRED BY LAW. 24 Enacting section 1. Section 6 of 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.426, 25 is repealed. 26 Enacting section 2. This amendatory act takes effect 27 January 1, 1999. 05751'98 * 3 1 Enacting section 3. This amendatory act does not take 2 effect unless all of the following bills of the 89th Legislature 3 are enacted into law: 4 (a) Senate Bill No. 987. 5 6 (b) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ (request 7 no. 05123'97 a *). 8 (c) Senate Bill No. 988. 9 10 (d) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ (request 11 no. 05123'97 c *). 12 (e) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ (request 13 no. 05123'97 d *). 14 (f) Senate Bill No. 967. 15 16 (g) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ (request 17 no. 05750'98 *). 18 (h) Senate Bill No. 984. 19 20 (i) Senate Bill No. 985. 21 22 (j) Senate Bill No. 986. 23 05751'98 * Final page. TVD