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Proposed California Firearm Legislation AB18

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms and ammunition: excise tax.

Description: An act to add Title 10.2 (commencing with Section 14130) to Part 4 of the Penal Code, and to add Part 16 (commencing with Section 36001) to Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to firearms, and making an appropriation therefor.

Session: 2019-2020 Regular Session

Last Action: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

Last Action Date: February 3, 2020

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

12 sponsors: Rob Bonta (D); Marc Levine (D); Adrin Nazarian (D); Richard Bloom (D); David Chiu (D); Mike Gipson (D); Monique Limon (D); Kevin McCarty (D); Sharon Quirk-Silva (D); Robert Rivas (D); Philip Ting (D); Scott Wiener (D);

Percentage of State Assembly sponsoring bill: 15% (12 of 80)

History
Chamber Date Action
Assembly Feb 3, 2020 From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Assembly Jan 31, 2020 Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
Assembly Jan 23, 2020 In committee: Held under submission.
Assembly Aug 27, 2019 Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Assembly Aug 26, 2019 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.
Assembly May 16, 2019 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Assembly May 1, 2019 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Assembly Apr 25, 2019 Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Assembly Apr 24, 2019 Read second time and amended.
Assembly Apr 23, 2019 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (April 22).
Assembly Apr 10, 2019 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
Assembly Apr 4, 2019 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Assembly Apr 3, 2019 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
Assembly Mar 25, 2019 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Assembly Mar 21, 2019 Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and REV. & TAX.
Assembly Mar 21, 2019 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
Assembly Dec 4, 2018 From printer. May be heard in committee January 3.
Assembly Dec 3, 2018 Read first time. To print.
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Amended Aug 26, 2019 state link bill text
Amended Apr 24, 2019 state link bill text
Amended Apr 3, 2019 state link bill text
Amended Mar 21, 2019 state link bill text
Introduced Dec 3, 2018 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
04/9/2019 5 3 0 0 Yes
  • Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca (D) Yea
  • Diep, Tyler (R) Nay
  • Jones-Sawyer, Reginald (D) Yea
  • Kamlager-Dove, Sydney (D) Yea
  • Lackey, Tom (R) Nay
  • Quirk, Bill (D) Nay
  • Santiago, Miguel (D) Yea
  • Wicks, Buffy (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/22/2019 8 3 0 0 Yes
  • Brough, William (R) Nay
  • Burke, Autumn (D) Yea
  • Chu, Kansen (D) Yea
  • Gray, Adam (D) Yea
  • Mayes, Chad (R) Nay
  • Melendez, Melissa (R) Nay
  • Mullin, Kevin (D) Yea
  • Petrie-Norris, Cottie (D) Yea
  • Quirk, Bill (D) Yea
  • Rivas, Luz (D) Yea
  • Ting, Philip (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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