Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph E in subparagraph (4) in division (a) in the first line (page 1, line 26 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$35" and inserting the following: ' $35 $52.50'
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph E in subparagraph (4) in division (a) in the 2nd line (page 1, line 27 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$20" and inserting the following: ' $20 $52.50'
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph E in subparagraph (4) in division (b) in the first line (page 1, line 32 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$60" and inserting the following: ' $60 $120'
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 8 in the first line (page 2, line 30 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " 10" and inserting the following: ' 5'
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 8 in the last line (page 2, line 34 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " 10" and inserting the following: ' 5'
Amend the bill by inserting after section 7 the following:
‘Sec. 8. 25 MRSA §2003, sub-§18 is enacted to read:
Amend the bill by inserting after section 8 the following:
‘Sec. 9. Application. This Act does not apply to a valid concealed handgun permit issued before the effective date of this Act. An application for a concealed handgun permit or the renewal of a valid concealed handgun permit received by an issuing authority on or after the effective date of this Act is subject to the provisions of this Act.
Sec. 10. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
Licensing and Enforcement - Public Safety 0712
Initiative: Provides one-time funding to process and issue additional concealed handgun permit applications.
| GENERAL FUND |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
|
All Other
|
$0 |
$147,373 |
|
 |
|
| GENERAL FUND TOTAL |
$0 |
$147,373 |
Licensing and Enforcement - Public Safety 0712
Initiative: Provides funding for 4 Office Associate II positions, 2 State Police Detective positions and related All Other to process additional concealed handgun permit applications.
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
|
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 |
6.000 |
|
Personal Services
|
$0 |
$259,560 |
|
All Other
|
$0 |
$145,140 |
|
|
|
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL |
$0 |
$404,700 |
| PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF |
|
|
| DEPARTMENT TOTALS |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
|
|
|
|
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 |
$147,373 |
|
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$0 |
$404,700 |
|
|
|
| DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS |
$0 |
$552,073 |
Sec. 11. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2017.’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment makes the following changes to the bill.
1. It increases the application and renewal fees for a concealed handgun permit from $35 to $52.50 and from $20 to $52.50, respectively, for a resident. For a nonresident the fee is increased from $60 to $120 for either an application or a renewal.
2. The bill proposes to extend the period a permit is valid from 4 to 10 years. This amendment makes a permit valid for 5 years.
3. It requires the State Police to establish a centralized database containing information about concealed handgun permit holders and applicants for concealed handgun permits. It provides that the centralized database must be accessible by law enforcement agencies or law enforcement officers or by court order and that information about a permit holder or an applicant must be purged from the centralized database within 5 years after the permit expires or after the period for an appeal of a denial or a revocation of a permit has run.
4. It provides that an application for a concealed handgun permit received before January 1, 2017 is not subject to the provisions of this legislation, but an application for a new concealed handgun permit or a renewal of a concealed handgun permit received by an issuing authority on or after January 1, 2017 is subject to this legislation.
5. It adds an appropriations and allocations section.
6. It adds an effective date of January 1, 2017.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)