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SB 52 — Firearms: handgun safety certificate.
Last action — Approved by Governor.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed Assembly
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2001-2002 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
- Chaptered 10/14/01 - Chaptered Current pdf October 14, 2001
- Enrolled 09/13/01 - Enrolled pdf September 13, 2001
- Amended 09/10/01 - Amended Assembly pdf September 10, 2001
- Amended 09/06/01 - Amended Assembly pdf September 06, 2001
- Amended 08/23/01 - Amended Assembly pdf August 23, 2001
- Amended 06/04/01 - Amended Senate pdf June 04, 2001
- Amended 05/01/01 - Amended Senate pdf May 01, 2001
- Amended 04/05/01 - Amended Senate pdf April 05, 2001
- Amended 02/21/01 - Amended Senate pdf February 21, 2001
- Introduced 12/18/00 - Introduced pdf December 18, 2000
- SB52 View text html
Action History
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Approved by Governor.
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Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 942, Statutes of 2001.
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Enrolled. To Governor at 11 a.m.
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In Senate. To unfinished business. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 23. Noes 13. Page 2907.) To enrollment.
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Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 41. Noes 31. Page 3817.) To Senate.
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Read third time. Amended. To third reading.
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From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 8.) Read second time. Amended. To third reading.
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Placed on Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.
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From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to committee.
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From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.
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To Standing Committee on Public Safety.
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Read third time. Amendments by Senator Knight tabled on motion of Senator Ortiz. (Ayes 22. Noes 12. Page 1463.) Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 15. Page 1469.) To Assembly.
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In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 3. Page 1382.) Read second time. Amended. To third reading.
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Set for hearing May 31.
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Placed on Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file.
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Set for hearing May 21.
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Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations.
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From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 657.).
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From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to committee.
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Set for hearing April 17.
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From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to committee.
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To Standing Committee on Public Safety.
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Read first time.
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From print. May be acted upon on or after January 18.
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Introduced. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. To print.
Sponsors
- Alquist · Cosponsor
- Scott · Primary
- Perata · Cosponsor
- Karnette · Cosponsor
- Kuehl · Cosponsor
- Murray · Cosponsor
- Polanco · Cosponsor
- Aroner · Cosponsor
- Chan · Cosponsor
- Firebaugh · Cosponsor
- Frommer · Cosponsor
- Goldberg · Cosponsor
- Horton · Cosponsor
- Keeley · Cosponsor
- Koretz · Cosponsor
- Longville · Cosponsor
- Shelley · Cosponsor
- Washington · Cosponsor
- Cedillo · Cosponsor
- Jackson · Cosponsor
- Kehoe · Cosponsor
- Romero · Cosponsor
- Steinberg · Cosponsor
- Torlakson · Cosponsor
- Vargas · Cosponsor
- Bonnie Lowenthal · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 25 co-sponsors · 96 not signed on · 3 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Scott
Co-sponsors (25)
- Alquist
- Perata
- Karnette
- Kuehl
- Murray
- Polanco
- Aroner
- Chan
- Firebaugh
- Frommer
- Goldberg
- Horton
- Keeley
- Koretz
- Longville
- Shelley
- Washington
- Cedillo
- Jackson
- Kehoe
- Romero
- Steinberg
- Torlakson
- Vargas
- Bonnie Lowenthal
Not signed on (96)
96 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 96 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 36% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (36)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alarcon | — | Yea |
| Alpert | — | Yea |
| Bowen | — | Yea |
| Burton | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Figueroa | — | Yea |
| Karnette | — | Yea |
| Kuehl | — | Yea |
| McPherson | — | Yea |
| Murray | — | Yea |
| O'Connell | — | Yea |
| Ortiz | — | Yea |
| Peace | — | Yea |
| Perata | — | Yea |
| Polanco | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Sher | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Vasconcellos | — | Yea |
| Vincent | — | Yea |
| Ackerman | — | Nay |
| Battin | — | Nay |
| Brulte | — | Nay |
| Costa | — | Nay |
| Haynes | — | Nay |
| Johannessen | — | Nay |
| McClintock | — | Nay |
| Monteith | — | Nay |
| Morrow | — | Nay |
| Oller | — | Nay |
| Poochigian | — | Nay |
| Knight | — | Nay |
| Torlakson | — | Yea |
| Chesbro | — | Yea |
| Johnson, Natasha | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 33 | 0 | 7 |
| Democratic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 41 | 36 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 48% | 42% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (86)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Cogdill | — | Nay |
| Aroner | — | Yea |
| Canciamilla | — | Yea |
| Chan | — | Yea |
| Chavez | — | Yea |
| Cohn | — | Yea |
| Harman | — | Nay |
| Diaz | — | Yea |
| Dutra | — | Yea |
| Firebaugh | — | Yea |
| Frommer | — | Yea |
| Goldberg | — | Yea |
| Havice | — | Yea |
| Horton | — | Yea |
| Keeley | — | Yea |
| Koretz | — | Yea |
| Longville | — | Yea |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| Matthews | — | Yea |
| Migden | — | Yea |
| Nakano | — | Yea |
| Nation | — | Yea |
| Salinas | — | Yea |
| Shelley | — | Yea |
| Strom-Martin | — | Yea |
| Thomson | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Wayne | — | Yea |
| Wesson | — | Yea |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Hollingsworth | — | Nay |
| Bogh | — | Nay |
| Briggs | — | Nay |
| Bill | — | Nay |
| Campbell | — | Nay |
| John | — | Nay |
| Campbell | — | Nay |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| Daucher | — | Nay |
| Dickerson | — | Nay |
| Kelley | — | Nay |
| La | — | Nay |
| Suer | — | Nay |
| Leach | — | Nay |
| Leonard | — | Nay |
| Leslie | — | Nay |
| Ashburn | — | Nay |
| Bates | — | Nay |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Wiggins | — | Yea |
| Maddox | — | Nay |
| Mountjoy | — | Nay |
| Robert | — | Nay |
| Rod | — | Nay |
| Pescetti | — | Nay |
| Richman | — | Nay |
| Runner | — | Nay |
| Wyman | — | Nay |
| Zettel | — | Nay |
| Cardenas | — | Not Voting |
| Cardoza | — | Not Voting |
| McLeod | — | Not Voting |
| Negrete | — | Not Voting |
| Correa | — | Not Voting |
| Wright | — | Not Voting |
| Wyland | — | Nay |
| Aanestad | — | Nay |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Hertzberg | — | Yea |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Maldonado | — | Nay |
| Oropeza | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Vargas | — | Yea |
| Cedillo | — | Not Voting |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| Cox | — | Nay |
| Florez | — | Nay |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Jackson, Corey A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Pacheco, Blanca | Democratic | Nay |
| Pacheco, Blanca | Democratic | Nay |
| Papan, Diane | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Reyes, Eloise Gómez | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 55% | 41% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Aroner | — | Yea |
| Goldberg | — | Yea |
| Keeley | — | Yea |
| Migden | — | Yea |
| Thomson | — | Yea |
| Daucher | — | Nay |
| Robert | — | Nay |
| Runner | — | Nay |
| Zettel | — | Nay |
| Maldonado | — | Nay |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Wiggins | — | Yea |
| Ashburn | — | Nay |
| Bates | — | Nay |
| Wright | — | Nay |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Cedillo | — | Yea |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Correa | — | Not Voting |
| Pacheco, Blanca | Democratic | Nay |
| Papan, Diane | Democratic | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 38% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (8)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Diaz | — | Yea |
| Keeley | — | Yea |
| Koretz | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Dickerson | — | Nay |
| La | — | Nay |
| Suer | — | Nay |
| Cedillo | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 38% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alarcon | — | Yea |
| Alpert | — | Yea |
| Bowen | — | Yea |
| Burton | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Escutia | — | Yea |
| Figueroa | — | Yea |
| Karnette | — | Yea |
| Kuehl | — | Yea |
| McPherson | — | Yea |
| Murray | — | Yea |
| O'Connell | — | Yea |
| Ortiz | — | Yea |
| Peace | — | Yea |
| Perata | — | Yea |
| Polanco | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Sher | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Speier | — | Yea |
| Vasconcellos | — | Yea |
| Vincent | — | Yea |
| Ackerman | — | Nay |
| Battin | — | Nay |
| Brulte | — | Nay |
| Costa | — | Nay |
| Haynes | — | Nay |
| Johannessen | — | Nay |
| Machado | — | Nay |
| Margett | — | Nay |
| McClintock | — | Nay |
| Monteith | — | Nay |
| Morrow | — | Nay |
| Oller | — | Nay |
| Poochigian | — | Nay |
| Knight | — | Nay |
| Torlakson | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Chesbro | — | Yea |
| Johnson, Natasha | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 35% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alpert | — | Yea |
| Burton | — | Yea |
| Costa | — | Yea |
| Escutia | — | Yea |
| Figueroa | — | Yea |
| Karnette | — | Yea |
| Kuehl | — | Yea |
| Machado | — | Yea |
| McPherson | — | Yea |
| Murray | — | Yea |
| O'Connell | — | Yea |
| Ortiz | — | Yea |
| Peace | — | Yea |
| Perata | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Sher | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Speier | — | Yea |
| Vasconcellos | — | Yea |
| Vincent | — | Yea |
| Ackerman | — | Nay |
| Battin | — | Nay |
| Haynes | — | Nay |
| Johannessen | — | Nay |
| Margett | — | Nay |
| McClintock | — | Nay |
| Monteith | — | Nay |
| Morrow | — | Nay |
| Oller | — | Nay |
| Poochigian | — | Nay |
| Chesbro | — | Yea |
| Torlakson | — | Yea |
| Knight | — | Nay |
| Johnson, Natasha | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 27% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alpert | — | Yea |
| Bowen | — | Yea |
| Escutia | — | Yea |
| Karnette | — | Yea |
| McPherson | — | Yea |
| Murray | — | Yea |
| Perata | — | Yea |
| Speier | — | Yea |
| Battin | — | Nay |
| Johannessen | — | Nay |
| Poochigian | — | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alpert | — | Yea |
| Battin | — | Yea |
| Bowen | — | Yea |
| Burton | — | Yea |
| Escutia | — | Yea |
| Johannessen | — | Yea |
| Karnette | — | Yea |
| McPherson | — | Yea |
| Murray | — | Yea |
| Perata | — | Yea |
| Poochigian | — | Yea |
| Johnson, Natasha | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 20% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (5)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Burton | — | Yea |
| McPherson | — | Yea |
| Polanco | — | Yea |
| Sher | — | Yea |
| Margett | — | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 52?
- SB 52 is sponsored by Alquist, Scott, Perata, Karnette, Kuehl, Murray, Polanco, Aroner, Chan, Firebaugh, Frommer, Goldberg, Horton, Keeley, Koretz, Longville, Shelley, Washington, Cedillo, Jackson, Kehoe, Romero, Steinberg, Torlakson, Vargas, and Bonnie Lowenthal.
- What is the current status of SB 52?
- This bill died with 2001-2002 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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