California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 170 — Assault weapons and .50 BMG rifles.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 729, Statutes of 2013.

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  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 January 24, 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 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, subject to exceptions, generally prohibits the possession of an assault weapon or a .50 BMG rifle, as defined. Violation of these prohibitions is a criminal offense. Existing law requires a person who wishes to acquire an assault weapon or .50 BMG rifle to obtain a permit from the Department of Justice. Existing law defines "person" as an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, or any other group or entity, regardless of how it was created, for these permit purposes and other purposes related to the regulation of assault weapons and .50 BMG rifles. Existing law requires a permit to possess a machinegun. Violation of these provisions is a criminal offense. This bill would limit "person" to an individual for those permit purposes for assault weapons, .50 BMG rifles, and machineguns, and other purposes related to the regulation of assault weapons and .50 BMG rifles. The bill would, among other things, except application of that definition from provisions that generally prohibit the manufacture, distribution, transportation, importation, keeping for sale, offering for sale, exposing for sale, giving, or lending, of an assault weapon or .50 BMG rifle. The bill would make additional conforming changes, including changes relating to annual inspections, for security and safe storage purposes, of certain permitees possessing assault weapons or .50 BMG rifles, as specified. By changing provisions of law regulating the acquisition of assault weapons and .50 BMG rifles, the violation of which is a crime, 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 729, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 48. Noes 28. Page 3231.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3227.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 13 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 14. Page 2326.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 11). 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. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  13. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 24. Page 918.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (April 10).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Read second time and amended.

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (March 12).

  21. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee February 24.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bradford · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Bradford

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 170 BRADFORD Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 48 Yea · 28 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 442502
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 482802
% of votes cast 62%36%0%3%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Logue — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Ting — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Daly — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Levine — Yea
Perea — Yea
Williams — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Medina — Yea
Campos — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Allen — Nay
Linder — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Salas — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Gray — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Rendon — Not Voting
Wagner — Nay
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Fox — Nay
Frazier — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Nay
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 AB170 Bradford By Yee

Passed 21 Yea · 14 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 181404
Democratic 3000
Total 211404
% of votes cast 54%36%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Huff — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Cannella — Nay
De León — Yea
Galgiani — Nay
Block — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Roth — Nay
Wright — Nay
Fuller — Not Voting
Hueso — Not Voting
Torres — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
Wyland — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 170 BRADFORD Assembly Third Reading

Passed 49 Yea · 24 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 431906
Democratic 6100
Republican 0400
Total 492406
% of votes cast 62%30%0%8%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Holden — Yea
Stone — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Daly — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Levine — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Logue — Nay
John A. Pérez — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Torres — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Salas — Not Voting
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Gray — Not Voting
Gorell — Not Voting
Harkey — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Fox — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Not Voting
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

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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
Bigelow — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Campos — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Pan — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Hall — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 170 do?
Existing law, subject to exceptions, generally prohibits the possession of an assault weapon or a .50 BMG rifle, as defined. Violation of these prohibitions is a criminal offense. Existing law requires a person who wishes to acquire an assault weapon or .50 BMG rifle to obtain a permit from the Department of Justice. Existing law defines "person" as an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, or any other group or entity, regardless of how it was created, for these permit purposes and other purposes related to the regulation of assault weapons and .50 BMG rifles. Existing law requires a permit to possess a machinegun. Violation of these provisions is a criminal offense. This bill would limit "person" to an individual for those permit purposes for assault weapons, .50 BMG rifles, and machineguns, and other purposes related to the regulation of assault weapons and .50 BMG rifles. The bill would, among other things, except application of that definition from provisions that generally prohibit the manufacture, distribution, transportation, importation, keeping for sale, offering for sale, exposing for sale, giving, or lending, of an assault weapon or .50 BMG rifle. The bill would make additional conforming changes, including changes relating to annual inspections, for security and safe storage purposes, of certain permitees possessing assault weapons or .50 BMG rifles, as specified. By changing provisions of law regulating the acquisition of assault weapons and .50 BMG rifles, the violation of which is a crime, 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 170?
AB 170 is sponsored by Bradford.
What is the current status of AB 170?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 170?
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