California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 231 — Firearms: criminal storage.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 730, Statutes of 2013.

  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 05, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the offenses of criminal storage of a firearm in the first degree, when a person keeps a loaded firearm within any premises under his or her custody or control, the person knows or reasonably should know that a child is likely to gain access to the firearm without the permission of the child's parent or guardian, and a child obtains access to a person's loaded firearm resulting in death or great bodily injury, as specified, and criminal storage of a firearm in the 2nd degree, when under those circumstances, the child obtains access to the firearm resulting in injury other than great bodily injury or the firearm is carried off premises, as specified. Existing law makes the first degree offense punishable as a felony or misdemeanor with specified penalties and makes the 2nd degree offense punishable as a misdemeanor with specified penalties. This bill would establish the offense of criminal storage of a firearm in the 3rd degree, when a person keeps a loaded firearm within any premises under his or her custody or control and negligently stores or leaves a loaded firearm in a location where the person knows, or reasonably should know, that a child is likely to gain access to the firearm without the permission of the child's parent or legal guardian, unless reasonable action is taken by the person to secure the firearm against access by the child. The bill would make the offense punishable as a misdemeanor. By creating a new crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires a firearms dealer to conspicuously post specified warnings in the dealer's licensed premises, including, among others, warnings regarding the criminal storage of firearms and the penalties for those offenses. This bill would make conforming changes to those required warnings to reflect the offense of criminal storage of a firearm in the 3rd degree. This bill would incorporate changes to Section 25100 of the Penal Code proposed by SB 363 that would become operative if this bill and SB 363 are both chaptered and this bill is chaptered last. The bill would also incorporate changes to Section 26835 of the Penal Code proposed by SB 299 that would become operative if this bill and SB 299 are both chaptered 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 730, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 48. Noes 30. Page 3096.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 53. Noes 25. Page 3064.)

  6. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 53. Noes 25. Page 3064.)

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 15. Page 2231.).

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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

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

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 46. Noes 30. Page 1651.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (May 1).

  22. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Read second time and amended.

  24. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 16).

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

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

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

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

  29. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  30. From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.

  31. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gomez · Cosponsor
  • Ting · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Ting

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Gomez

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 231 TING Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 48 Yea · 30 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 442700
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 483000
% of votes cast 62%38%0%0%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Daly — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Allen — Nay
Gray — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Salas — Nay
Logue — Nay
Chau — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Fox — Nay
Frazier — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
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 →

3rd Reading AB231 Ting By DeSaulnier

Passed 24 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211500
Democratic 3000
Total 241500
% of votes cast 62%38%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
De León — Yea
Beall — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wright — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Nay
Cannella — Nay
Hill — Yea
Knight — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Correa — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Nay
Vidak — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
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 →

AB 231 TING Assembly Third Reading

Passed 46 Yea · 30 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 402503
Democratic 6100
Republican 0400
Total 463003
% of votes cast 58%38%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Nay
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Holden — Not Voting
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Salas — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Stone — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Levine — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Medina — Yea
Gray — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Fox — Nay
Frazier — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe 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
Holden — Yea
Linder — Nay
Campos — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Bocanegra — Yea
Weber — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bradford — Not Voting
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 231 do?
Existing law establishes the offenses of criminal storage of a firearm in the first degree, when a person keeps a loaded firearm within any premises under his or her custody or control, the person knows or reasonably should know that a child is likely to gain access to the firearm without the permission of the child's parent or guardian, and a child obtains access to a person's loaded firearm resulting in death or great bodily injury, as specified, and criminal storage of a firearm in the 2nd degree, when under those circumstances, the child obtains access to the firearm resulting in injury other than great bodily injury or the firearm is carried off premises, as specified. Existing law makes the first degree offense punishable as a felony or misdemeanor with specified penalties and makes the 2nd degree offense punishable as a misdemeanor with specified penalties. This bill would establish the offense of criminal storage of a firearm in the 3rd degree, when a person keeps a loaded firearm within any premises under his or her custody or control and negligently stores or leaves a loaded firearm in a location where the person knows, or reasonably should know, that a child is likely to gain access to the firearm without the permission of the child's parent or legal guardian, unless reasonable action is taken by the person to secure the firearm against access by the child. The bill would make the offense punishable as a misdemeanor. By creating a new crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires a firearms dealer to conspicuously post specified warnings in the dealer's licensed premises, including, among others, warnings regarding the criminal storage of firearms and the penalties for those offenses. This bill would make conforming changes to those required warnings to reflect the offense of criminal storage of a firearm in the 3rd degree. This bill would incorporate changes to Section 25100 of the Penal Code proposed by SB 363 that would become operative if this bill and SB 363 are both chaptered and this bill is chaptered last. The bill would also incorporate changes to Section 26835 of the Penal Code proposed by SB 299 that would become operative if this bill and SB 299 are both chaptered 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 AB 231?
AB 231 is sponsored by Gomez and Ting.
What is the current status of AB 231?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2013. Enacted.
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