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SB 819 California Senate · 2011-2012 Regular Session

Firearms.

Summary
Existing law authorizes the Department of Justice to require a firearms dealer to charge each firearm purchaser a fee, as specified, to fund various specified costs in connection with, among other things, a background check of the purchaser, and to fund the costs associated with the department's firearms-related regulatory and enforcement activities related to the sale, purchase, loan, or transfer of firearms. The bill would make related legislative findings and declarations. This bill would also authorize using those charges to fund the department's firearms-related regulatory and enforcement activities related to the possession of firearms, as specified.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2011
Committee Review
Aug 2011
Senate Passage
Jun 2011
Assembly Passage
Aug 2011
Signed into Law
Oct 2011
Introduced Feb 18, 2011 Signed Oct 9, 2011
Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2011 · Assembly Aug 29, 2011

How they voted

22–16
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Jun 1, 2011
D Democratic24
22 Yea 1 Nay 1
91% Yea
R Republican15
15 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Oct 9, 2011
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 29, 2011
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (49-27-3)
assembly
Aug 26, 2011
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 25).
lower
Jul 7, 2011
Committee
Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
Jun 22, 2011
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jun 9, 2011
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Jun 1, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (22-16-1)
senate
May 26, 2011
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 1122.) (May 26).
upper
Apr 26, 2011
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 742.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Mar 24, 2011
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
upper
Mar 10, 2011
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Feb 18, 2011
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
ML
Mark Leno
DDemocratic
CA
11