California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 603 — Firearms: retired peace officers.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law defines "honorably retired" for purposes of certain exceptions to the law involving the carrying of firearms by a retired peace officer, as defined to include an officer who has qualified for and accepted a disability retirement. The existing Safety For All Act of 2016, approved as an initiative statute at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, makes it a crime for a person, commencing July 1, 2017, to possess a large-capacity magazine. The existing act exempts from that prohibition the possession of a large-capacity magazine by honorably retired sworn peace officers. The existing act authorizes the Legislature to amend its provisions by statute approved by a 55% vote of each house if the amendments are consistent with, and further the intent of, the initiative statute. This bill would amend that act by redefining honorably retired to include a member of the University of California Police Department who has qualified for and accepted Duty Disability Income or an equivalent status pursuant to the University of California Retirement Plan.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  5. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 2. Page 1820.).

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 4).

  11. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 815.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  15. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 19).

  16. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  17. From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

  18. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Melendez · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Melendez

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading AB603 Melendez By Roth

Passed 30 Yea · 2 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19008
Democratic 8200
Republican 3000
Total 30208
% of votes cast 75%5%0%20%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Rubio — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beall — Yea
Roth — Yea
Hill — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Allen — Yea
Borgeas — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Chang — Yea
Monning — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Atkins — Not Voting
Mitchell — Not Voting
Nielsen — Not Voting
Bradford — Not Voting
Pan — Not Voting
Skinner — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A. Democratic Nay
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Democratic 1001
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Moorlach — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 603 Melendez Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46002
Democratic 22003
Republican 6001
Total 74006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Salas — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Diep — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Ting — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Low — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Burke — Yea
Wood — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chu — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Weber — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Cooper — Not Voting
Daly — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Carrillo, Juan Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy 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
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 603 do?
Existing law defines "honorably retired" for purposes of certain exceptions to the law involving the carrying of firearms by a retired peace officer, as defined to include an officer who has qualified for and accepted a disability retirement. The existing Safety For All Act of 2016, approved as an initiative statute at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, makes it a crime for a person, commencing July 1, 2017, to possess a large-capacity magazine. The existing act exempts from that prohibition the possession of a large-capacity magazine by honorably retired sworn peace officers. The existing act authorizes the Legislature to amend its provisions by statute approved by a 55% vote of each house if the amendments are consistent with, and further the intent of, the initiative statute. This bill would amend that act by redefining honorably retired to include a member of the University of California Police Department who has qualified for and accepted Duty Disability Income or an equivalent status pursuant to the University of California Retirement Plan.
Who sponsors AB 603?
AB 603 is sponsored by Melendez.
What is the current status of AB 603?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 603?
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