California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 2 R · 1 D cosponsors

AB 2165 — Firearms: prohibitions: exemptions.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 640, Statutes of 2016.

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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 February 17, 2016. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law makes it a crime for any person in this state to manufacture, import into the state for sale, keep for sale, offer or expose for sale, give, or lend an unsafe handgun. Under existing law, this prohibition does not apply to the sale or purchase of a handgun if the handgun is sold to, or purchased by, a police department, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or any federal law enforcement agency, among other entities. This bill would also make the above prohibition inapplicable to the sale or purchase of a handgun if the handgun is sold to, or purchased by, specified entities or sworn members of those entities who have satisfactorily completed the firearms portion of a training course prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. The bill would prohibit a licensed firearms dealer from processing the sale or transfer of an unsafe handgun between a person who has obtained an unsafe handgun pursuant to this exemption and a person who is not exempt. This bill would require a person, with exceptions, who obtains an unsafe handgun pursuant to this exemption to, when leaving the handgun in an unattended vehicle, as defined, lock the handgun in the vehicle's trunk or lock the handgun in a locked container, as defined, and place the container out of plain view. The bill would make a violation of this provision an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000. 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 640, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6470.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5419.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  11. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  12. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 21).

  14. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 2. Page 4496.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 12).

  19. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

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

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

  23. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (116)

116 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2165 BONTA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 67003
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Campos — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Gray — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Chau — Not Voting
Gordon — Not Voting
Harper — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2165 Bonta By Roth

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35001
Democratic 2001
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Mitchell — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Leno — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Liu — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Monning — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea

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AB 2165 BONTA Assembly Third Reading

Passed 73 Yea · 2 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 63205
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 73205
% of votes cast 91%3%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Kim — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Medina — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Harper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Burke — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Hadley — Yea
Gray — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Campos — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Chau — Not Voting
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Olsen — Not Voting
Quirk — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Nay
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4002
Republican 1000
Total 5002
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Jones-Sawyer — Not Voting
Low — Yea
Quirk — Not Voting
Santiago — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2165 do?
Existing law makes it a crime for any person in this state to manufacture, import into the state for sale, keep for sale, offer or expose for sale, give, or lend an unsafe handgun. Under existing law, this prohibition does not apply to the sale or purchase of a handgun if the handgun is sold to, or purchased by, a police department, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or any federal law enforcement agency, among other entities. This bill would also make the above prohibition inapplicable to the sale or purchase of a handgun if the handgun is sold to, or purchased by, specified entities or sworn members of those entities who have satisfactorily completed the firearms portion of a training course prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. The bill would prohibit a licensed firearms dealer from processing the sale or transfer of an unsafe handgun between a person who has obtained an unsafe handgun pursuant to this exemption and a person who is not exempt. This bill would require a person, with exceptions, who obtains an unsafe handgun pursuant to this exemption to, when leaving the handgun in an unattended vehicle, as defined, lock the handgun in the vehicle's trunk or lock the handgun in a locked container, as defined, and place the container out of plain view. The bill would make a violation of this provision an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000. 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 AB 2165?
AB 2165 is sponsored by Lackey, Tom (Republican), Roth, Wilk, Bonta, Mia (Democratic), Gonzalez, Jeff (Republican), and Roger Hernández.
What is the current status of AB 2165?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2016. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2165?
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