---
type: "Bill"
title: "Firearms: handgun safety certificate."
description: "Firearms: handgun safety certificate."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 35"
citation: "California AB 35 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill", "appropriation"]
subjects: ["Firearms: handgun safety certificate."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shelley"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 39
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2000-12-04"
last_action: "2001-10-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6eb131ad-6d73-44f8-93b6-65ac6e52eef6"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB35"
source_hash: "d339dead88d58ab10cf8d548b61d1674d3df06334b43b83ad17eeb5149dd2841"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 35 (20012002) — Firearms: handgun safety certificate.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **12/04/00 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB35&version=20010AB3599INT)
2. **02/09/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB35&version=20010AB3598AMD)
3. **03/08/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB35&version=20010AB3597AMD)
4. **04/16/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB35&version=20010AB3596AMD)
5. **05/25/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB35&version=20010AB3595AMD)
6. **06/04/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB35&version=20010AB3594AMD)
7. **06/28/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB35&version=20010AB3593AMD)
8. **07/16/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB35&version=20010AB3592AMD)
9. **08/30/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB35&version=20010AB3591AMD)
10. **09/07/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB35&version=20010AB3590AMD)
11. **09/12/01 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB35&version=20010AB3589AMD)
12. **10/14/01 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB35&version=20010AB3587CHP)
13. **AB35** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB35)
14. **09/13/01 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB35&version=20010AB3588ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 35 Shelley Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 35 Shelley Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB35 Shelley By Scott — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Reconsideration granted. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shelley — primary (person)
- Alquist — coauthor (person)
- Aroner — coauthor (person)
- Cedillo — coauthor (person)
- Chan — coauthor (person)
- Firebaugh — coauthor (person)
- Frommer — coauthor (person)
- Goldberg — coauthor (person)
- Horton — coauthor (person)
- Jackson — author (person)
- Karnette — coauthor (person)
- Keeley — coauthor (person)
- Kehoe — coauthor (person)
- Koretz — principal coauthor (person)
- Kuehl — coauthor (person)
- Longville — coauthor (person)
- Lowenthal — coauthor (person)
- Murray — coauthor (person)
- Perata — coauthor (person)
- Polanco — coauthor (person)
- Romero — coauthor (person)
- Scott — coauthor (person)
- Steinberg — coauthor (person)
- Torlakson — coauthor (person)
- Vargas — coauthor (person)
- Washington — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2001-10-14** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 940, Statutes of 2001.
- **2001-10-14** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2001-10-02** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2001-09-13** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 41. Noes 33. Page 3918.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2001-09-12** Read third time, amended. To second reading. Senate Rule 29.3 suspended. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 13. Page 2821.) `reading-1, reading-3, passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-09-07** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.). Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-08-30** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-08-20** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2001-07-16** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2001-07-12** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 1.). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-30** (Corrected June 29. )
- **2001-06-28** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-06-14** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2001-06-11** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2001-06-07** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 41. Noes 36. Page 2322.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2001-06-05** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (June 5). Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, committee-passage-favorable, reading-1, committee-passage`
- **2001-06-05** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2001-06-05** In committee: Reconsideration granted.
- **2001-06-04** Joint Rules 61(a)(5)(6) suspended (APPR). (Page 2081).
- **2001-06-04** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 2089.)
- **2001-06-04** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-05-31** In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission.
- **2001-05-30** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-30** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2001-05-29** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 1856.)
- **2001-05-25** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-05-23** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2001-05-16** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2001-04-23** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-16** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-03-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2001-03-08** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2001-03-07** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (February 27). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2001-02-13** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-09** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-02-01** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2000-12-06** (Corrected December 5. )
- **2000-12-05** From printer. May be heard in committee January 4.
- **2000-12-04** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6eb131ad-6d73-44f8-93b6-65ac6e52eef6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).