SB 854 Michigan Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Occupations: business licensing and registration; license to sell firearms at retail; provide for. Amends 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.421 - 28.435) by adding secs. 14b & 14c.

This bill requires firearms dealers in Michigan to implement stricter security measures for storing and selling guns, including locking firearms and ammunition in secure cases when not directly supervised by sales staff. It mandates video surveillance systems that record customer facial features, requires annual inventory checks, and demands criminal background checks for employees who handle firearms. Dealers must also report lost or stolen firearms within 24 hours and allow law enforcement inspections of their premises. Violations of these new requirements can result in civil fines of up to $1,000.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2026 Last action May 19, 2026
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May 19, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
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May 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 5/14/2026
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Mar 18, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Introduced
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DARRIN CAMILLERI
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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