Firearms: dealer records of sale.
Summary
Existing law requires, except as exempted, any sale, loan, or transfer of a firearm to be conducted through a licensed firearm dealer, as specified. Existing law requires each firearm dealer to keep a register or record of each firearm transaction and requires that register or record to include certain specified information, including information about the purchaser, information about the firearm, and the answers to certain questions by the purchaser or transferee relating to their eligibility to own or possess a firearm. This bill would, beginning on March 1, 2025, additionally require the register or record to include the acknowledgment by the purchaser or transferee that they have, within the past 30 days, confirmed possession of every firearm that they own or possess. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 28160 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 1420 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1420 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Aug 2023
Assembly Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Sep 2023
Signed into Law
Sep 2023
Introduced Feb 8, 2023
Signed Sep 26, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Sep 13, 2023 · Assembly Jun 1, 2023
How they voted
27–9
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Sep 13, 2023
D
Democratic31
87% Yea
R
Republican9
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
13
Committee
11
Amendments
6
Sep 26, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 16. Page 3484.).
lower
Sep 13, 2023
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
lower
Sep 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 9. Page 2711.).
upper
Sep 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
upper
Sep 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
upper
Sep 1, 2023
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 1).
upper
Aug 14, 2023
Committee
In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file.
upper
Jul 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 0.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB S.
upper
Jun 1, 2023
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (58-13-9)
assembly
May 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 13. Page 2059.)
lower
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (May 18).
lower
May 10, 2023
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Feb 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Reggie Jones-Sawyer
DDemocratic
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