AB 1135 — Firearms: assault weapons.

Summary

(1) Existing law generally prohibits the possession or transfer of assault weapons, except for the sale, purchase, importation, or possession of assault weapons by specified individuals, including law enforcement officers. Under existing law, "assault weapon" means, among other things, a semiautomatic centerfire rifle or a semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and has any one of several specified attributes, including, for rifles, a thumbhole stock, and for pistols, a 2nd handgrip. This bill would revise this definition of "assault weapon" to mean a semiautomatic centerfire rifle or a semiautomatic pistol that does not have a fixed magazine but has any one of those specified attributes. The bill would also define "fixed magazine" to mean an ammunition feeding device contained in, or permanently attached to, a firearm in such a manner that the device cannot be removed without disassembly of the firearm action. By expanding the definition of an existing crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law requires that any person who, within this state, possesses an assault weapon, except as otherwise provided, be punished as a felony or for a period not to exceed one year in a county jail. This bill would exempt from punishment under that provision a person who possessed an assault weapon prior to January 1, 2017, if specified requirements are met. (3) Existing law requires that, with specified exceptions, any person who, prior to January 1, 2001, lawfully possessed an assault weapon prior to the date it was defined as an assault weapon, and which was not specified as an assault weapon at the time of lawful possession, register the firearm with the Department of Justice. Existing law permits the Department of Justice to charge a fee for registration of up to $20 per person but not to exceed the actual processing costs of the department. Existing law, after the department establishes fees sufficient to reimburse the department for processing costs, requires fees charged to increase at a rate not to exceed the legislatively approved annual cost-of-living adjustment for the department's budget or as otherwise increased through the Budget Act. Existing law requires those fees to be deposited into the Dealers' Record of Sale Special Account. Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, establishes the requirements for the adoption, publication, review, and implementation of regulations by state agencies. This bill would require that any person who, from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2016, inclusive, lawfully possessed an assault weapon that does not have a fixed magazine, as defined, and including those weapons with an ammunition feeding device that can be removed readily from the firearm with the use of a tool, register the firearm with the Department of Justice before January 1, 2018, but not before the effective date of specified regulations. The bill would permit the department to increase the $20 registration fee as long as it does not exceed the reasonable processing costs of the department. The bill would also require registrations to be submitted electronically via the Internet utilizing a public-facing application made available by the department. The bill would require the registration to contain specified information, including, but not limited to, a description of the firearm that identifies it uniquely and specified information about the registrant. The bill would permit the department to charge a fee of up to $15 per person for registration through the Internet, not to exceed the reasonable processing costs of the department to be paid and deposited, as specified, for purposes of the registration program. The bill would require the department to adopt regulations for the purpose of implementing those provisions and would exempt those regulations from the Administrative Procedure Act. The bill would also make technical and conforming changes. (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

• Chaptered 07/01/16 - Chaptered Current pdf July 01, 2016
• Enrolled 07/01/16 - Enrolled pdf July 01, 2016
• Amended 05/11/16 - Amended Senate pdf May 11, 2016
• Amended 05/04/16 - Amended Senate pdf May 04, 2016
• Amended 06/29/15 - Amended Senate pdf June 29, 2015
• Amended 04/21/15 - Amended Assembly pdf April 21, 2015
• Introduced 02/27/15 - Introduced pdf February 27, 2015
• AB1135 View text html

Action History

1. July 01, 2016

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 40, Statutes of 2016.

2. July 01, 2016

   Approved by the Governor.

3. June 30, 2016

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

4. June 30, 2016

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 46. Noes 30. Page 5589.).

5. June 30, 2016

   Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 52. Noes 26. Page 5587.)

6. June 30, 2016

   Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 52. Noes 26. Page 5587.)

7. June 30, 2016

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

8. May 19, 2016

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 14. Page 3900.).

9. May 17, 2016

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

10. May 16, 2016

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

11. May 11, 2016

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

12. May 10, 2016

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (May 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

13. May 04, 2016

    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. May 04, 2016

    Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

15. April 25, 2016

    Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

16. April 25, 2016

    Withdrawn from committee.

17. July 14, 2015

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

18. July 01, 2015

    Re-referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and GOV. & F.

19. June 30, 2015

    Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

20. June 30, 2015

    Withdrawn from committee.

21. June 29, 2015

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

22. June 04, 2015

    Referred to Com. on AGRI.

23. May 22, 2015

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

24. May 22, 2015

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1563.)

25. May 14, 2015

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

26. May 13, 2015

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 13).

27. April 29, 2015

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

28. April 22, 2015

    Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

29. April 21, 2015

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

30. March 19, 2015

    Referred to Com. on AGRI.

31. March 02, 2015

    Read first time.

32. March 01, 2015

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.

33. February 27, 2015

    Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

• Chiu · Cosponsor
• Glazer · Cosponsor
• Hall · Cosponsor
• Leno · Cosponsor
• Levine · Primary
• Nazarian · Cosponsor
• Ting · Cosponsor
• Robert Garcia · Cosponsor

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