California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1609 — Firearms.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 878, Statutes of 2014.

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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 February 06, 2014. 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 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law, subject to exceptions, requires a firearm transaction to be conducted by a licensed firearms dealer. Existing law establishes requirements that dealers must adhere to in conducting firearms transactions and when delivering firearms, including, among others, a 10-day waiting period, purchaser background check, and possession of a handgun safety certificate by the purchaser. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2015, prohibit a resident of this state from importing into this state, bringing into this state, or transporting into this state, any firearm that he or she purchased or otherwise obtained on or after January 1, 2015, from outside of this state unless he or she first has that firearm delivered to a dealer in this state for delivery to that resident pursuant to the requirements described above regarding dealers. The bill would create several exemptions to this prohibition, as specified. The bill would make a violation of these provisions involving a firearm that is not a handgun a misdemeanor, and a violation involving a handgun a misdemeanor or a felony. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law allows the Department of Justice to charge a fee for the actual costs associated with the preparation, sale, processing, and filing of forms or reports required or utilized pursuant to provisions of law requiring individuals to report the acquisition of a firearm to the department. Some of the exemptions to the requirement to have an imported firearm first delivered to a dealer in the state created by this bill would require the person taking possession of the firearm and importing, bringing, and transporting it into the state to submit a report to the Department of Justice that includes information about the person taking possession of the firearm, how title was obtained, and a description of the firearm. This bill would allow the department to charge a fee for the actual costs associated with the preparation, sale, processing, and filing of these reports. (3) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 16520 and 28230 of the Penal Code proposed by SB 808 that would become operative if this bill and SB 808 are both enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 11106 of the Penal Code, proposed by SB 53 and SB 808, that would become operative only if this bill and either or both of those bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last. (4) 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 878, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6656.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 24. Page 6646.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 11. Page 4892.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 4).

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. 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.

  14. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 25. Page 5222.)

  17. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5088.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (April 9).

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Alejo · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Alejo

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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 1609 ALEJO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 49 Yea · 27 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 452403
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 492703
% of votes cast 62%34%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Nay
Logue — Nay
Maienschein — Not Voting
Mansoor — Nay
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Williams — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Holden — Yea
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fox — Nay
Bocanegra — Yea
Frazier — Nay
John A. Pérez — Yea
Allen — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Salas — Nay
Gray — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Medina — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Dickinson — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Hall — Yea
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

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3rd Reading AB1609 Alejo By Wolk

Passed 22 Yea · 11 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201106
Democratic 2001
Total 221107
% of votes cast 55%28%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Liu — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Wyland — Nay
Cannella — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
De León — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Knight — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Roth — Not Voting
Vidak — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Correa — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

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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AB 1609 ALEJO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 49 Yea · 25 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 452205
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 492505
% of votes cast 62%32%0%6%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Not Voting
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Not Voting
Mansoor — Nay
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Cooley — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Holden — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Levine — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Williams — Yea
Allen — Nay
Frazier — Nay
Gorell — Not Voting
Salas — Nay
Gray — Not Voting
Harkey — Nay
Logue — Nay
Chau — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — 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

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11500
Democratic 1000
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Pan — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Allen — Nay
Linder — Nay
Campos — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1609 do?
(1) Existing law, subject to exceptions, requires a firearm transaction to be conducted by a licensed firearms dealer. Existing law establishes requirements that dealers must adhere to in conducting firearms transactions and when delivering firearms, including, among others, a 10-day waiting period, purchaser background check, and possession of a handgun safety certificate by the purchaser. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2015, prohibit a resident of this state from importing into this state, bringing into this state, or transporting into this state, any firearm that he or she purchased or otherwise obtained on or after January 1, 2015, from outside of this state unless he or she first has that firearm delivered to a dealer in this state for delivery to that resident pursuant to the requirements described above regarding dealers. The bill would create several exemptions to this prohibition, as specified. The bill would make a violation of these provisions involving a firearm that is not a handgun a misdemeanor, and a violation involving a handgun a misdemeanor or a felony. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law allows the Department of Justice to charge a fee for the actual costs associated with the preparation, sale, processing, and filing of forms or reports required or utilized pursuant to provisions of law requiring individuals to report the acquisition of a firearm to the department. Some of the exemptions to the requirement to have an imported firearm first delivered to a dealer in the state created by this bill would require the person taking possession of the firearm and importing, bringing, and transporting it into the state to submit a report to the Department of Justice that includes information about the person taking possession of the firearm, how title was obtained, and a description of the firearm. This bill would allow the department to charge a fee for the actual costs associated with the preparation, sale, processing, and filing of these reports. (3) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 16520 and 28230 of the Penal Code proposed by SB 808 that would become operative if this bill and SB 808 are both enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 11106 of the Penal Code, proposed by SB 53 and SB 808, that would become operative only if this bill and either or both of those bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last. (4) 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 1609?
AB 1609 is sponsored by Alejo.
What is the current status of AB 1609?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2014. Enacted.
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