Senate Bill No. 1099 Summary

• Requires comprehensive background investigations and waivers (instead of written authorizations) for character fitness determinations of law enforcement officers, with specific form and content requirements set by the commission.

• Mandates immediate reporting to the commission by law enforcement officers and employing agencies of criminal charges, personal protection orders, extreme risk protection orders, and firearm restrictions under MCL 750.224f.

• Adds new grounds for mandatory license revocation including misdemeanor domestic violence convictions subject to firearm restrictions and clarifies conditions allowing discretionary revocation based on firearm eligibility.

• Modifies licensure procedures to require commission review of comprehensive background investigations and allow conditional licensing with additional screening, with officers required to relinquish licenses if they fail to comply.

• Expands reporting requirements for employing agencies regarding medical determinations of inability to perform essential functions, including making arrests, and clarifies that only individuals with active licenses may exercise law enforcement authority.