Senate Bill 1048 Summary

• Amends Michigan's 1927 pistol licensing law to require electronic submission of pistol sales records to the Department of State Police instead of paper-based local reporting.

• Eliminates the requirement for applicants to obtain physical license copies for each pistol purchase; instead establishes a centralized electronic database maintained by the state police.

• Changes terminology throughout the law from "person" to "individual" and updates references to "armed forces" to "Armed Forces" for consistency.

• Requires sellers (including federally licensed firearms dealers) to electronically submit detailed pistol sale information including purchaser data, firearm specifications, and relevant license numbers to state police immediately upon sale.

• Maintains existing exemptions for certain individuals including concealed pistol license holders, federally licensed dealers, active police officers, and purchases from dealers by wholesalers, plus antique and deactivated firearms.