HB 5987 Summary

• Waives the $100 application fee and $115 renewal fee for concealed pistol licenses for individuals who retired from the United States Armed Forces, Armed Forces Reserve, or Michigan National Guard.

• Establishes a 45-day deadline for county clerks to issue or deny concealed pistol licenses after fingerprints are taken, with temporary licenses (receipts) serving as valid licenses if decisions are not issued within that timeframe.

• Implements an online and mail-in renewal system for concealed pistol licenses to be established by the Department of State Police by December 1, 2018, reducing renewal processing time to 30 days.

• Removes section 226a (switchblade prohibition) from the list of misdemeanor convictions that disqualify applicants from obtaining concealed pistol licenses.

• Requires renewals to include a self-certification that applicants completed 3 hours of training review and 1 hour of firing range time in the preceding 6 months, waiving the full training requirement for renewals.