This seems like a nothing story to me. First off, not registering is apparently a felony and I know a guy that was a police officer and he told me they had a guy apply to become a cop and hadn't registered. As soon as he applied a warrant was automatically issued for his arrest.

Making it automatic seems obvious to me. The real issue is the way humans are treated like they are cattle and the property of the state. This change seems more like an efficiency modification.