California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 1 R cosponsors

AB 669 — Firearms: unsafe handguns.

Last action — In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

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

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 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. Existing law further requires that the sale of an unsafe handgun to, or its purchase by, certain specified entities, including a county probation department, and members of those entities, is only authorized if the handgun is to be used as a service weapon by a peace officer who has successfully completed the basic course prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) and who completes a live-fire qualification prescribed by their employing entity at least once every 6 months. This bill would instead exempt sales to, or purchases by, a county probation department and sworn members thereof who have completed specified firearms training prescribed by POST and who complete the above-described live-fire qualification at least once every 3 months.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.

  2. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 13. Page 1582.)

  5. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1327.)

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 6).

  8. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  9. From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.

  10. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do pass

Failed 1 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Democratic 0100
Unaffiliated 0003
Total 1103
% of votes cast 20%20%0%60%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Not Voting
Kamlager — Not Voting
Skinner — Not Voting
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

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AB 669 Lackey Assembly Third Reading

Passed 60 Yea · 13 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 18603
Unaffiliated 32702
Republican 10000
Total 601305
% of votes cast 77%17%0%6%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Low — Yea
Frazier — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Daly — Yea
Medina — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Gray — Yea
Smith — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Chau — Yea
Levine — Nay
Bloom — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Wood — Nay
Chiu — Nay
Ting — Nay
Friedman — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
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 Nay
Lee, Alex Democratic Nay
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Not Voting
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Not Voting
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Nay
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Nay
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 669 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. Existing law further requires that the sale of an unsafe handgun to, or its purchase by, certain specified entities, including a county probation department, and members of those entities, is only authorized if the handgun is to be used as a service weapon by a peace officer who has successfully completed the basic course prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) and who completes a live-fire qualification prescribed by their employing entity at least once every 6 months. This bill would instead exempt sales to, or purchases by, a county probation department and sworn members thereof who have completed specified firearms training prescribed by POST and who complete the above-described live-fire qualification at least once every 3 months.
Who sponsors AB 669?
AB 669 is sponsored by Lackey, Tom (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 669?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 669?
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