California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1559 — Firearms.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 691, Statutes of 2012.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2012. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law allows the Department of Justice to require a firearms dealer to charge a firearm purchaser a fee not to exceed $14, which may be adjusted at a rate not to exceed any increase in the California Consumer Price Index. Existing law, until January 1, 2014, provides that only one fee shall be charged for a single transaction on the same date for the sale of any number of firearms that are not handguns, or for the taking of possession of those firearms. Existing law requires, in a single transaction on the same date for the delivery of any number of firearms that are handguns, and commencing January 1, 2014, for any firearm, that the department charge a reduced fee for the second and subsequent firearms that are part of that transaction. Existing law provides that only one fee shall be charged for a single transaction on the same date for taking title or possession of any number of firearms pursuant to certain specified provisions of law. This bill would instead provide that until January 1, 2014, only one fee shall be charged for a single transaction on the same date for the sale of any number of firearms that are not handguns, or for the taking of possession of those firearms, and beginning January 1, 2014, provide that only one fee shall be charged for a single transaction on the same date for taking title or possession of any number of firearms, including handguns. (2) Existing law authorizes the Department of Justice to issue a permit for the manufacture, possession, transportation, or sale of short-barreled rifles or short-barreled shotguns upon a showing that good cause, as specified, exists for the issuance of a permit to the applicant and the Department of Justice finds that the issuance of the permit does not endanger public safety. This bill would add the importation of short-barreled rifles or short-barreled shotguns to the activities for which a permit may be issued pursuant to the above provision. The bill would state that the amendments to this provision made by this bill are declaratory of existing law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 691, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6298.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4702.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 16).

  9. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. 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.

  12. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 4674.)

  15. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  16. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 25).

  17. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. Read second time and amended.

  19. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 10).

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

  21. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  23. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Portantino · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Portantino

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1559 PORTANTINO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 75002
Democratic 1000
Republican 2000
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Butler — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Carter — Yea
Hagman — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Huber — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Allen — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hall — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Fuentes — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1559 Portantino By Correa

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32005
Republican 1000
Democratic 1001
Total 34006
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5200
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Dutton — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Walters — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Kehoe — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea

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AB 1559 PORTANTINO Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 72 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70007
Republican 1001
Democratic 1000
Total 72008
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Butler — Yea
Carter — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Fong — Yea
Cook — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Allen — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Conway — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hueso — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Davis — Yea
Knight — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Silva — Yea
Campos — Yea
Furutani — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Block — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Smyth — Not Voting
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Bonilla — Not Voting
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15001
Democratic 1000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Norby — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1559 do?
(1) Existing law allows the Department of Justice to require a firearms dealer to charge a firearm purchaser a fee not to exceed $14, which may be adjusted at a rate not to exceed any increase in the California Consumer Price Index. Existing law, until January 1, 2014, provides that only one fee shall be charged for a single transaction on the same date for the sale of any number of firearms that are not handguns, or for the taking of possession of those firearms. Existing law requires, in a single transaction on the same date for the delivery of any number of firearms that are handguns, and commencing January 1, 2014, for any firearm, that the department charge a reduced fee for the second and subsequent firearms that are part of that transaction. Existing law provides that only one fee shall be charged for a single transaction on the same date for taking title or possession of any number of firearms pursuant to certain specified provisions of law. This bill would instead provide that until January 1, 2014, only one fee shall be charged for a single transaction on the same date for the sale of any number of firearms that are not handguns, or for the taking of possession of those firearms, and beginning January 1, 2014, provide that only one fee shall be charged for a single transaction on the same date for taking title or possession of any number of firearms, including handguns. (2) Existing law authorizes the Department of Justice to issue a permit for the manufacture, possession, transportation, or sale of short-barreled rifles or short-barreled shotguns upon a showing that good cause, as specified, exists for the issuance of a permit to the applicant and the Department of Justice finds that the issuance of the permit does not endanger public safety. This bill would add the importation of short-barreled rifles or short-barreled shotguns to the activities for which a permit may be issued pursuant to the above provision. The bill would state that the amendments to this provision made by this bill are declaratory of existing law.
Who sponsors AB 1559?
AB 1559 is sponsored by Portantino.
What is the current status of AB 1559?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2012. Enacted.
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