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.
Key claim: SB 854 would require a state license to sell firearms at retail by adding new sections 14b and 14c to the 1927 firearms act.
Abstract
(SB0854 · 103rd Legislature) 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. Sponsor: Sen. Darrin Camilleri (D) + 1 co-sponsor Latest vote: Reported Favorably Without Amendment 5/14/2026 — 5-0 (passed, 2026-05-19) Latest action (2026-05-19): Referred To Committee Of The Whole
Why this matters
Creating a state license to sell firearms at retail would add a new occupational licensing category for Michigan businesses, imposing compliance costs and entry requirements on gun dealers while giving the state a direct regulatory role over retail firearms commerce. For workers and small business owners in the firearms trade, licensure status would determine ability to operate; for taxpayers and enforcement agencies, it establishes a new administrative regime under the 1927 firearms act.