California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 683 — Firearms: firearm safety certificate.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 761, Statutes of 2013.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2013. 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

Existing law, subject to exceptions, prohibits a person from purchasing or receiving any handgun without a valid handgun safety certificate, and prohibits any person from selling, delivering, loaning, or transferring any handgun to any person who does not have a valid handgun safety certificate, with exceptions, as specified. Under existing law, a violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. This bill would instead, commencing January 1, 2015, and subject to exceptions, prohibit a person from purchasing or receiving any firearm without a valid firearm safety certificate, and would, subject to exceptions, prohibit any person from selling, delivering, loaning, or transferring any firearm to any person who does not have a valid firearm safety certificate. The bill would make conforming changes. The bill would also make technical, nonsubstantive changes. The bill would, commencing January 1, 2015, and subject to exceptions, require a safe handling demonstration for purchasers of long guns, and would require the Department of Justice to adopt regulations to establish a long gun safe handling demonstration no later than January 1, 2015. The bill would define the term "long gun" for these purposes. By expanding the scope of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law allows the Department of Justice to charge a certified instructor up to $15 for each handgun safety certificate issued by that instructor and requires the funds to be deposited in the Firearms Safety and Enforcement Special Fund, which is a continuously appropriated fund. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2015, allow the department to collect $15 for each firearm safety certificate and would require the funds to be deposited in the Firearms Safety and Enforcement Special Fund, which is continuously appropriated, thereby making an appropriation. This bill would incorporate amendments to Section 28160 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 538, to become operative if both bills are enacted and this bill is chaptered last. 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 761, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 2292.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 46. Noes 30. Page 3026.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (August 30).

  10. Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (August 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  13. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  14. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 11. Page 1150.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  16. Made Special Order for Wednesday, May 29, at 10:30 a.m.

  17. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1018.) (May 23).

  19. Set for hearing May 23.

  20. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  21. Set for hearing May 6.

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 568.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Set for hearing April 16.

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

  25. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  26. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  27. Read first time.

  28. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 26.

  29. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Block · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Block

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB683 Block Concurrence

Passed 25 Yea · 11 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221103
Democratic 3000
Total 251103
% of votes cast 64%28%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wright — Not Voting
Correa — Nay
Evans — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
De León — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Knight — Nay
Vidak — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Roth — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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SB 683 Block Senate Third Reading By STONE

Passed 46 Yea · 30 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 422702
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 463002
% of votes cast 59%38%0%3%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Nay
Logue — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Conway — Nay
Campos — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Hall — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Daly — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Fox — Nay
Frazier — Nay
Allen — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Salas — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Not Voting
Medina — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 11 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10501
Democratic 1000
Total 11501
% of votes cast 65%29%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Holden — Yea
Linder — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Hall — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Special Order

Passed 28 Yea · 11 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251100
Democratic 3000
Total 281100
% of votes cast 72%28%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Price — Yea
Roth — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Nay
Evans — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Liu — Yea
Beall — Yea
De León — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Huff — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Walters — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
De León — Yea
Lara — Yea
Walters — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 683 do?
Existing law, subject to exceptions, prohibits a person from purchasing or receiving any handgun without a valid handgun safety certificate, and prohibits any person from selling, delivering, loaning, or transferring any handgun to any person who does not have a valid handgun safety certificate, with exceptions, as specified. Under existing law, a violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. This bill would instead, commencing January 1, 2015, and subject to exceptions, prohibit a person from purchasing or receiving any firearm without a valid firearm safety certificate, and would, subject to exceptions, prohibit any person from selling, delivering, loaning, or transferring any firearm to any person who does not have a valid firearm safety certificate. The bill would make conforming changes. The bill would also make technical, nonsubstantive changes. The bill would, commencing January 1, 2015, and subject to exceptions, require a safe handling demonstration for purchasers of long guns, and would require the Department of Justice to adopt regulations to establish a long gun safe handling demonstration no later than January 1, 2015. The bill would define the term "long gun" for these purposes. By expanding the scope of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law allows the Department of Justice to charge a certified instructor up to $15 for each handgun safety certificate issued by that instructor and requires the funds to be deposited in the Firearms Safety and Enforcement Special Fund, which is a continuously appropriated fund. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2015, allow the department to collect $15 for each firearm safety certificate and would require the funds to be deposited in the Firearms Safety and Enforcement Special Fund, which is continuously appropriated, thereby making an appropriation. This bill would incorporate amendments to Section 28160 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 538, to become operative if both bills are enacted and this bill is chaptered last. 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 SB 683?
SB 683 is sponsored by Block.
What is the current status of SB 683?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2013. Enacted.
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