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Quick Introduction: This thread is for keeping track of the various anti-gun bills working its way through the California legislature. This will be a living, breathing post that will get revised frequently with the most recent amendments and actions taken by our legislators, as well as vetoes by Governor Brown.
As of 10/11, all of the pending anti-civil rights bills that we have been tracking have been signed or vetoed by Governor Brown. Now comes the arduous task of figuring out what, exactly, we need to do going forward. For now, in a rare display of common sense, it seems like most of the worst were vetoed.
Go to http://gov.ca.gov/s_pressreleases.php to check which of these bills have been signed by the Governor.
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BILLS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR BROWN
(These bills will be chaptered and become law)
AB-48 (Skinner): Bans magazine rebuild kits (including individual parts).
Status: 10/11 - Signed by Governor.
AB-170 (Bradford): Redefines "person" for Assault Weapons permits.
Status: 10/11 - Signed by Governor.
AB-231 (Ting): Criminal liability when child accesses firearm in your home without permission, or a prohibited person accesses firearm in your home.
Status: 10/11 - Signed by Governor.
AB-500 (Ammianno): Extends time period for background checks, secure storage requirements when living with prohibited person.
Status: 10/11 - Signed by Governor.
AB-711 (Rendon): Lead ammo ban.
Status: 10/11 - Signed by Governor - Signing message.
SB-363 (Wright): Criminalizes storage of a handgun where the owner should have known a prohibited person would access it. Exempts Federal Law Enforcement Officers from the "not unsafe handgun" roster restrictions.
Status: 10/11 - Signed by Governor.
SB-683 (Block): Requires firearms safety certificate for purchasing any firearm.
Status: 10/11 - Signed by Governor.
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BILLS VETOED BY GOVERNOR BROWN
AB-169 (Dickinson): Bans transfer of handguns not on the "not unsafe handgun" roster.
Status: 10/11 - Vetoed by Governor - Veto message.
AB-180 (Bonta): Additional firearms restrictions in Oakland.
Status: 10/11 - Vetoed by Governor - Veto message.
SB-299 (DeSaulnier): Mandatory loss reporting of firearms within 7 days.
Status: 10/11 - Vetoed by Governor - Veto message.
SB-374 (Steinberg): Bans all semiautomatic rifles that does not have a fixed magazine, forced registration of rifles already owned.
Status: 10/11 - Vetoed by Governor - Veto message.
SB-475 (Leno): Eliminates gun shows at Cow Palace.
Status: 10/11 - Vetoed by Governor - Veto message.
SB-567 (Jackson): Expands definition of shotgun to include rifled barrels and those not designed to be fired from the shoulder.
Status: 10/11 - Vetoed by Governor - Veto message.
SB-755 (Wolk) Expands definition of prohibited persons.
Status: 10/11 - Vetoed by Governor - Veto message.
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ASSEMBLY BILLS
No pending Assembly bills in the legislature.
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SENATE BILLS
No pending Senate bills in the legislature.
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Dead for current session (Gun Rights Temporary Victories):
SB-47 (Yee): Bans Bullet Buttons.
Status: 8/30 Assembly - Hearing postponed by committee. (Presumably dead for session)
SB-53 (de Leon): Requires ammo purchase "authorizations" recorded in a separate state database, requires all ammunition transactions to go through state-licensed ammunition vendors (including Internet purchases), records details of all ammunition purchases.
Status: 9/11 Senate - Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended.
SB-108 (Yee): Commissioning a study to determine effective safe storage measures.
Status: 8/15 Assembly - Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended. (Presumably dead for session)
SB-293 (DeSaulnier): Bans conventional handguns without owner authorization/"smart" gun technology.
Status: 8/14 Assembly - Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. (Presumably dead for session)
SB-396 (Hancock): Ban and confiscation of magazines that are or was at one time capable of holding more than ten rounds (including 10/30 magazines).
Status: 9/11 Assembly - Read third time. Refuse passage. Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Rendon.
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To understand more of how the California legislative process works, read this: How Things Work in **California** - Bills, Laws, Legislators
tl;dr version, graphically illustrated:
- how an assembly bill (AB) becomes law:
- how a senate bill (SB) becomes law:
Most of the pending anti-gun bills revise the Penal Code, so the the committee (in both the Senate and the Assembly) that gets the first crack at it is Public Safety. (Some, like AB-711, were considered by the Natural Resources and Water committee, and the Assembly equivalent because they revise the Fish and Game Code) All of these bills have a fiscal impact or involve a local program, so they are then voted on by the Appropriations committee. Then, the floor votes on the bill.
(As a side note, we are in step 7 with all of these bills because they are awaiting (or will be awaiting shortly) the Governor's veto or signature.)
The next major deadline is October 13. Governor Jerry Brown has until this deadline to sign or veto the passed bills. If he takes no action, then the bill becomes the law.
Please write, e-mail, fax, and/or call Governor Brown to VETO each and every one of these bills. (You can use the webpage linked in my signature for the e-mail form).
As of 10/11, all of the pending anti-civil rights bills that we have been tracking have been signed or vetoed by Governor Brown. Now comes the arduous task of figuring out what, exactly, we need to do going forward. For now, in a rare display of common sense, it seems like most of the worst were vetoed.
Go to http://gov.ca.gov/s_pressreleases.php to check which of these bills have been signed by the Governor.
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BILLS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR BROWN
(These bills will be chaptered and become law)
AB-48 (Skinner): Bans magazine rebuild kits (including individual parts).
Status: 10/11 - Signed by Governor.
AB-170 (Bradford): Redefines "person" for Assault Weapons permits.
Status: 10/11 - Signed by Governor.
AB-231 (Ting): Criminal liability when child accesses firearm in your home without permission, or a prohibited person accesses firearm in your home.
Status: 10/11 - Signed by Governor.
AB-500 (Ammianno): Extends time period for background checks, secure storage requirements when living with prohibited person.
Status: 10/11 - Signed by Governor.
AB-711 (Rendon): Lead ammo ban.
Status: 10/11 - Signed by Governor - Signing message.
SB-363 (Wright): Criminalizes storage of a handgun where the owner should have known a prohibited person would access it. Exempts Federal Law Enforcement Officers from the "not unsafe handgun" roster restrictions.
Status: 10/11 - Signed by Governor.
SB-683 (Block): Requires firearms safety certificate for purchasing any firearm.
Status: 10/11 - Signed by Governor.
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BILLS VETOED BY GOVERNOR BROWN
AB-169 (Dickinson): Bans transfer of handguns not on the "not unsafe handgun" roster.
Status: 10/11 - Vetoed by Governor - Veto message.
AB-180 (Bonta): Additional firearms restrictions in Oakland.
Status: 10/11 - Vetoed by Governor - Veto message.
SB-299 (DeSaulnier): Mandatory loss reporting of firearms within 7 days.
Status: 10/11 - Vetoed by Governor - Veto message.
SB-374 (Steinberg): Bans all semiautomatic rifles that does not have a fixed magazine, forced registration of rifles already owned.
Status: 10/11 - Vetoed by Governor - Veto message.
SB-475 (Leno): Eliminates gun shows at Cow Palace.
Status: 10/11 - Vetoed by Governor - Veto message.
SB-567 (Jackson): Expands definition of shotgun to include rifled barrels and those not designed to be fired from the shoulder.
Status: 10/11 - Vetoed by Governor - Veto message.
SB-755 (Wolk) Expands definition of prohibited persons.
Status: 10/11 - Vetoed by Governor - Veto message.
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ASSEMBLY BILLS
No pending Assembly bills in the legislature.
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SENATE BILLS
No pending Senate bills in the legislature.
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Dead for current session (Gun Rights Temporary Victories):
SB-47 (Yee): Bans Bullet Buttons.
Status: 8/30 Assembly - Hearing postponed by committee. (Presumably dead for session)
SB-53 (de Leon): Requires ammo purchase "authorizations" recorded in a separate state database, requires all ammunition transactions to go through state-licensed ammunition vendors (including Internet purchases), records details of all ammunition purchases.
Status: 9/11 Senate - Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended.
SB-108 (Yee): Commissioning a study to determine effective safe storage measures.
Status: 8/15 Assembly - Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended. (Presumably dead for session)
SB-293 (DeSaulnier): Bans conventional handguns without owner authorization/"smart" gun technology.
Status: 8/14 Assembly - Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. (Presumably dead for session)
SB-396 (Hancock): Ban and confiscation of magazines that are or was at one time capable of holding more than ten rounds (including 10/30 magazines).
Status: 9/11 Assembly - Read third time. Refuse passage. Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Rendon.
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To understand more of how the California legislative process works, read this: How Things Work in **California** - Bills, Laws, Legislators
tl;dr version, graphically illustrated:
- how an assembly bill (AB) becomes law:
- how a senate bill (SB) becomes law:
Most of the pending anti-gun bills revise the Penal Code, so the the committee (in both the Senate and the Assembly) that gets the first crack at it is Public Safety. (Some, like AB-711, were considered by the Natural Resources and Water committee, and the Assembly equivalent because they revise the Fish and Game Code) All of these bills have a fiscal impact or involve a local program, so they are then voted on by the Appropriations committee. Then, the floor votes on the bill.
(As a side note, we are in step 7 with all of these bills because they are awaiting (or will be awaiting shortly) the Governor's veto or signature.)
The next major deadline is October 13. Governor Jerry Brown has until this deadline to sign or veto the passed bills. If he takes no action, then the bill becomes the law.
Please write, e-mail, fax, and/or call Governor Brown to VETO each and every one of these bills. (You can use the webpage linked in my signature for the e-mail form).
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