California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 869 — Firearms: securing handguns in vehicles.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 651, Statutes of 2016.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law prohibits a person who is 18 years of age or older, and who is the owner, lessee, renter, or other legal occupant of a residence, who owns a firearm and who knows or has reason to know that another person also residing there is prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm from keeping a firearm in that residence, unless the firearm is secured, as specified. A violation of this prohibition is a misdemeanor. This bill would require a person, when leaving a handgun in an unattended vehicle, to secure the handgun by locking it in the trunk of the vehicle, locking it in a locked container and placing the container out of plain view, or locking the handgun in a locked container that is permanently affixed to the vehicle's interior and not in plain view. The bill would make a violation of these requirements an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000. The bill would expressly make those requirements inapplicable to the transportation of unloaded firearms by a licensed common carrier in conformance with applicable federal law. The bill would also provide that these provisions do not supersede any local ordinance that regulates the storage of handguns in unattended vehicles if the ordinance was in effect before the date of enactment of this bill. By creating a new 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 651, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 12. Page 5325.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 61. Noes 17. Page 5881.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 5.) (June 29).

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  13. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  14. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  15. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  16. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 13. Page 3535.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  19. Set for hearing April 11.

  20. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3313.) (March 29).

  22. Set for hearing March 29.

  23. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  24. From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 12.

  25. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Chiu · Cosponsor
  • Hill · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hill

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Chiu

Not signed on (120)

120 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

Unfinished Business SB869 Hill Concurrence

Passed 27 Yea · 12 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251100
Democratic 2100
Total 271200
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Pan — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Huff — Nay
Liu — Yea
Bates — Nay
Block — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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SB 869 Hill Senate Third Reading By CHIU

Passed 61 Yea · 17 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 551302
Democratic 5000
Republican 1400
Total 611702
% of votes cast 76%21%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Williams — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Harper — Nay
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 13 Yea · 5 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11302
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 13502
% of votes cast 65%25%0%10%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bonilla — Not Voting
Chang — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Daly — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Reading

Passed 25 Yea · 13 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241201
Democratic 1101
Total 251302
% of votes cast 63%33%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huff — Nay
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Cannella — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Not Voting
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 869 do?
Existing law prohibits a person who is 18 years of age or older, and who is the owner, lessee, renter, or other legal occupant of a residence, who owns a firearm and who knows or has reason to know that another person also residing there is prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm from keeping a firearm in that residence, unless the firearm is secured, as specified. A violation of this prohibition is a misdemeanor. This bill would require a person, when leaving a handgun in an unattended vehicle, to secure the handgun by locking it in the trunk of the vehicle, locking it in a locked container and placing the container out of plain view, or locking the handgun in a locked container that is permanently affixed to the vehicle's interior and not in plain view. The bill would make a violation of these requirements an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000. The bill would expressly make those requirements inapplicable to the transportation of unloaded firearms by a licensed common carrier in conformance with applicable federal law. The bill would also provide that these provisions do not supersede any local ordinance that regulates the storage of handguns in unattended vehicles if the ordinance was in effect before the date of enactment of this bill. By creating a new 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 SB 869?
SB 869 is sponsored by Chiu and Hill.
What is the current status of SB 869?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2016. Enacted.
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