Firearms.
Summary
Existing law regulates the possession of firearms, including storage requirements to prevent children from gaining access to firearms, and other safety devices including gun safes. This bill would require the Department of Justice to conduct a study to determine effective firearm safe storage measures to reduce, among other things, unintentional injury and death caused by firearms. The bill would require the study to, among other things, analyze local firearm safe storage ordinances in this state and firearm safe storage statutes in other states, as specified. The bill would require the department to report the study to the chairs of the Senate Public Safety Committee and the Assembly Public Safety Committee on or before January 1, 2016.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2013
Committee Review
Aug 2013
Senate Passage
May 2013
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2013
Last action Nov 30, 2014
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
10
Aug 22, 2013
Committee
From committee: That the bill be retained in committee, and that the subject matter be referred to the Committee on Rules for assignment to the proper committee for study. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.)
lower
Aug 14, 2013
Lower · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Aug 13, 2013
Lower · Passed
Hearing postponed by committee.
lower
Jun 27, 2013
Lower · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Jun 17, 2013
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Apr 29, 2013
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
upper
Apr 17, 2013
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 567.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Apr 1, 2013
Upper · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
upper
Mar 11, 2013
Upper · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
upper
Jan 24, 2013
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Leland Yee
DDemocratic
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