NFA SBS Act

This bill changes how federal law treats short‑barreled shotguns. It removes them from the National Firearms Act’s special “firearm” category and clarifies that shotguns themselves are not treated as “destructive devices.” These changes start the first calendar quarter more than 90 days after the bill becomes law. It also updates other federal rules so short‑barreled shotguns are not singled out for different treatment in certain sections of federal gun law.

It limits extra state requirements tied to federal law. If a state’s registration or licensing rules for short‑barreled shotguns rely on the National Firearms Act, a person who follows the regular federal gun rules is treated as meeting those state rules. The bill also blocks states and cities from adding special taxes (beyond normal sales/use tax) or extra marking, recordkeeping, or registration rules for these shotguns. Within one year, the Attorney General must destroy existing federal registration records for affected shotguns and related transfer or making applications .

• Who is affected: gun owners and sellers; state and local governments; law enforcement handling firearm records .
• What changes: short‑barreled shotguns are removed from the National Firearms Act list; states cannot add special taxes or extra registration/record rules for them; certain federal records about them must be destroyed .
• When: most changes begin more than 90 days after enactment; record destruction must happen within 365 days .