California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 962 — Ammunition.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 628, Statutes of 2009.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law generally regulates the sale of ammunition. The bill would provide that no handgun ammunition vendor, as defined, shall sell, offer for sale, or display for sale, any handgun ammunition in a manner that allows that ammunition to be accessible to a purchaser without the assistance of the vendor or employee thereof. Existing law generally regulates what information is required to be obtained in connection with the transfer of ammunition. This bill would, subject to exceptions, commencing February 1, 2011, require handgun ammunition vendors to obtain a thumbprint and other information from ammunition purchasers, as specified. A violation of these provisions would be a misdemeanor. This bill would provide that a person enjoined from engaging in activity associated with a criminal street gang, as specified, would be prohibited from having under his or her possession, custody, or control, any ammunition. Violation of these provisions would be a misdemeanor. The bill would prohibit supplying or delivering, as specified, handgun ammunition to prohibited persons, as described, by persons or others who know, or by using reasonable care should know, that the recipient is a person prohibited from possessing ammunition or a minor prohibited from possessing ammunition, as specified. Violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor with specified penalties. The bill would provide, subject to exceptions, that commencing February 1, 2011, the delivery or transfer of ownership of handgun ammunition may only occur in a face-to-face transaction, with the deliverer or transferor being provided bona fide evidence of identity of the purchaser or other transferee. A violation of these provisions would be a misdemeanor. By creating new crimes, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 628, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 43. Noes 33. Page 3371.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 18. Page 2395.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. (received by desk August 28, 2009 pursuant to JR61(a)(11))

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 5.) (August 27).

  12. (Page 1804.)

  13. In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.

  14. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  15. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 3.) (July 7).

  16. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  17. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  18. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  19. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  20. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  21. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 42. Noes 31. Page 2069.)

  22. Read second time. To third reading.

  23. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  24. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).

  25. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  26. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 21).

  27. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  28. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  29. From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.

  30. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • De Leon

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

AB 962 De Leon Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 50 Yea · 38 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 483502
Democratic 1101
Republican 1200
Total 503803
% of votes cast 55%42%0%3%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Nay
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Carter — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Charles — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Chesbro — Not Voting
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Fuentes — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
V. — Nay
Manuel — Nay
Perez — Nay
Audra — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Conway — Nay
Cook — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hall — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Coto — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Galgiani — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Nay
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB962 De Leon By Cedillo

Passed 21 Yea · 19 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 191801
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 211901
% of votes cast 51%46%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Negrete — Nay
Runner — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Correa — Nay
McLeod — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Ducheny — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Wright — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7501
Total 7501
% of votes cast 54%38%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Runner — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Runner — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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AB 962 DE LEON Assembly Third Reading

Passed 49 Yea · 34 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 473108
Democratic 1101
Republican 1200
Total 493409
% of votes cast 53%37%0%10%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Conway — Nay
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Cook — Nay
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
DeVore — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
V. — Not Voting
Manuel — Not Voting
Perez — Not Voting
Chesbro — Not Voting
Fuentes — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Not Voting
Gilmore — Nay
Block — Not Voting
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Huber — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Logue — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Silva — Nay
Smyth — Nay
Tran — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Knight — Nay
Ma — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Nay
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 16 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15500
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 16600
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
A. — Yea
Davis — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Nay
Miller — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 962 do?
Existing law generally regulates the sale of ammunition. The bill would provide that no handgun ammunition vendor, as defined, shall sell, offer for sale, or display for sale, any handgun ammunition in a manner that allows that ammunition to be accessible to a purchaser without the assistance of the vendor or employee thereof. Existing law generally regulates what information is required to be obtained in connection with the transfer of ammunition. This bill would, subject to exceptions, commencing February 1, 2011, require handgun ammunition vendors to obtain a thumbprint and other information from ammunition purchasers, as specified. A violation of these provisions would be a misdemeanor. This bill would provide that a person enjoined from engaging in activity associated with a criminal street gang, as specified, would be prohibited from having under his or her possession, custody, or control, any ammunition. Violation of these provisions would be a misdemeanor. The bill would prohibit supplying or delivering, as specified, handgun ammunition to prohibited persons, as described, by persons or others who know, or by using reasonable care should know, that the recipient is a person prohibited from possessing ammunition or a minor prohibited from possessing ammunition, as specified. Violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor with specified penalties. The bill would provide, subject to exceptions, that commencing February 1, 2011, the delivery or transfer of ownership of handgun ammunition may only occur in a face-to-face transaction, with the deliverer or transferor being provided bona fide evidence of identity of the purchaser or other transferee. A violation of these provisions would be a misdemeanor. By creating new crimes, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 962?
AB 962 is sponsored by Lowenthal, Josh (Democratic) and De Leon.
What is the current status of AB 962?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2009. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 962?
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