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AB 1559 California Assembly · 2011-2012 Regular Session

Firearms.

Summary
(1) Existing law allows the Department of Justice to require a firearms dealer to charge a firearm purchaser a fee not to exceed $14, which may be adjusted at a rate not to exceed any increase in the California Consumer Price Index. Existing law, until January 1, 2014, provides that only one fee shall be charged for a single transaction on the same date for the sale of any number of firearms that are not handguns, or for the taking of possession of those firearms. Existing law requires, in a single transaction on the same date for the delivery of any number of firearms that are handguns, and commencing January 1, 2014, for any firearm, that the department charge a reduced fee for the second and subsequent firearms that are part of that transaction. Existing law provides that only one fee shall be charged for a single transaction on the same date for taking title or possession of any number of firearms pursuant to certain specified provisions of law. This bill would instead provide that until January 1, 2014, only one fee shall be charged for a single transaction on the same date for the sale of any number of firearms that are not handguns, or for the taking of possession of those firearms, and beginning January 1, 2014, provide that only one fee shall be charged for a single transaction on the same date for taking title or possession of any number of firearms, including handguns. (2) Existing law authorizes the Department of Justice to issue a permit for the manufacture, possession, transportation, or sale of short-barreled rifles or short-barreled shotguns upon a showing that good cause, as specified, exists for the issuance of a permit to the applicant and the Department of Justice finds that the issuance of the permit does not endanger public safety. This bill would add the importation of short-barreled rifles or short-barreled shotguns to the activities for which a permit may be issued pursuant to the above provision. The bill would state that the amendments to this provision made by this bill are declaratory of existing law.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2012
Committee Review
Aug 2012
Assembly Passage
May 2012
Senate Passage
Aug 2012
Signed into Law
Sep 2012
Introduced Jan 30, 2012 Signed Sep 28, 2012
Floor votes · Senate Aug 22, 2012 · Assembly Aug 27, 2012

How they voted

29–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 35
Aug 22, 2012
D Democratic23
20 Yea 3
86% Yea
R Republican12
9 Yea 3
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Sep 28, 2012
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 27, 2012
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (70-0-2)
assembly
Aug 27, 2012
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6298.).
lower
Aug 22, 2012
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (29-0-6)
senate
Aug 22, 2012
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Aug 16, 2012
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 16).
upper
Aug 6, 2012
Committee
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
upper
Jun 26, 2012
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
May 17, 2012
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
upper
Apr 25, 2012
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 25).
lower
Apr 12, 2012
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Apr 10, 2012
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 10).
lower
Mar 27, 2012
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Feb 16, 2012
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Feb 9, 2012
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Jan 31, 2012
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.