SB0337 Summary

• Establishes the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act requiring all firearm dealers to obtain state certification from the Department of State Police within 180 days of the act's effective date, with initial certificates issued within 30 days of application.

• Imposes operational requirements including annual 2-hour training, video surveillance systems covering all areas where firearms are stored and sold, alarm systems connected to local law enforcement, and electronic record-keeping systems for inventory tracking updated within 24 hours of transactions.

• Restricts new retail firearm locations from being established within 500 feet of schools, pre-schools, or day care facilities and requires dealers to post warning signs about secure firearm storage, transfer requirements, and loss/theft reporting obligations.

• Establishes the Firearm Dealer License Certification Fund through fees not exceeding $300 for dealers without retail locations and $1,500 for those with retail locations, with a cap of $40,000 for multiple licenses.

• Creates the Gun Trafficking Information Act requiring the Department of State Police to publicly report on firearms used in crimes, including origin state and Federal Firearms Licensee information, and authorizes the Department to share trafficking pattern data with academic and law enforcement agencies while protecting personally identifying information.