Firearms: unsafe handguns.
Summary
Existing law prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale, or transfer of an unsafe handgun, as defined. Existing law exempts from this prohibition sales to specified law enforcement agencies or other specified government agencies for use by specified employees and sales to specified peace officers. This bill would add to the list of exempt handgun sales the sale to a harbor or port district for use by specified employees, a harbor or port police department, or a harbor or port police officer, as described.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Assembly Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Jun 2018
Introduced Jan 16, 2018
Signed Jun 28, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jun 14, 2018 · Assembly Mar 15, 2018
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 31
Jun 14, 2018
D
Democratic21
76% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Jun 28, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jun 14, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (26-0-5)
senate
Jun 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
May 15, 2018
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 15).
upper
Apr 19, 2018
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
upper
Mar 15, 2018
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (56-0-12)
assembly
Mar 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 6).
lower
Jan 29, 2018
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Jan 17, 2018
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee February 16.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Randy Voepel
RRepublican
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