California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1872 — Firearms: unsafe handguns.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 56, Statutes of 2018.

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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 16, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale, or transfer of an unsafe handgun, as defined. Existing law exempts from this prohibition sales to specified law enforcement agencies or other specified government agencies for use by specified employees and sales to specified peace officers. This bill would add to the list of exempt handgun sales the sale to a harbor or port district for use by specified employees, a harbor or port police department, or a harbor or port police officer, as described.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 56, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 4661.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 15).

  8. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 0. Page 4260.)

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 6).

  13. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  14. From printer. May be heard in committee February 16.

  15. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Voepel · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Voepel

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

3rd Reading AB1872 Voepel By Moorlach

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29005
Democratic 3002
Total 32007
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Not Voting
Newman — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Portantino — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Democratic 2000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 1872 VOEPEL Assembly Third Reading

Passed 63 Yea · 0 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 450011
Democratic 13002
Republican 5001
Total 630014
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (77)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Nazarian — Not Voting
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Not Voting
Friedman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Fong — Yea
Chau — Not Voting
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Medina — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Baker — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Cooper — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Republican 1000
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Quirk — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Not Voting
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1872 do?
Existing law prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale, or transfer of an unsafe handgun, as defined. Existing law exempts from this prohibition sales to specified law enforcement agencies or other specified government agencies for use by specified employees and sales to specified peace officers. This bill would add to the list of exempt handgun sales the sale to a harbor or port district for use by specified employees, a harbor or port police department, or a harbor or port police officer, as described.
Who sponsors AB 1872?
AB 1872 is sponsored by Voepel.
What is the current status of AB 1872?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2018. Enacted.
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