---
type: "Bill"
title: ".50 caliber BMG rifles."
description: ".50 caliber BMG rifles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20032004"
identifier: "AB 50"
citation: "California AB 50 (20032004)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: [".50 caliber BMG rifles."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Koretz"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 30
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2002-12-02"
last_action: "2004-09-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3be22839-8c2b-4949-a94e-dc2cdac97d1c"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB50"
source_hash: "6506d998ecc5614efa8cafc61faa68c214d8ac0b4af826611e34dd5280ee63f4"
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 50 (20032004) — .50 caliber BMG rifles.

## Version chain

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

1. **12/02/02 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB50&version=20030AB5099INT)
2. **04/10/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB50&version=20030AB5098AMD)
3. **05/07/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB50&version=20030AB5097AMD)
4. **06/02/03 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB50&version=20030AB5096AMD)
5. **07/02/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB50&version=20030AB5095AMD)
6. **07/21/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB50&version=20030AB5094AMD)
7. **07/27/04 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB50&version=20030AB5093AMD)
8. **09/13/04 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB50&version=20030AB5091CHP)
9. **AB50** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB50)
10. **08/25/04 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200320040AB50&version=20030AB5092ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- assembly 3rd reading ab50 koretz by perata — **pass** (pass) · upper
- do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- ab 50 koretz assembly third reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- placed on appropriations suspense file. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- ab 50 koretz concurrence in senate amendments by ridley-thomas — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **fail** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Koretz — primary (person)
- Chu — coauthor (person)
- Goldberg — coauthor (person)
- Hancock — coauthor (person)
- Kehoe — coauthor (person)
- Kuehl — coauthor (person)
- Levine — coauthor (person)
- Lieber — coauthor (person)
- Mullin — coauthor (person)
- Perata — coauthor (person)
- Ridley-Thomas — coauthor (person)
- Romero — coauthor (person)
- Soto — coauthor (person)
- Torlakson — coauthor (person)
- Vargas — coauthor (person)
- Yee — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-09-13** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 494, Statutes of 2004.
- **2004-09-13** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2004-09-03** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2004-08-25** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 45. Noes 32. Page 7675.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2004-08-23** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2004-08-23** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 14. Page 5208.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2004-08-17** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-08-16** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 5.) (August 12). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2004-08-04** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2004-07-29** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2004-07-27** 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. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-07-21** 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. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2004-07-02** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2004-07-01** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 2.). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-07-08** In committee: Set second hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
- **2003-07-01** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2003-06-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2003-06-04** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2003-06-04** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 43. Noes 28. Page 2212.) `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2003-06-03** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-06-02** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 7.) (May 28). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-21** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-08** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-07** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2003-05-06** From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 29). `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, committee-passage`
- **2003-04-21** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Public Safety Read second time and amended. `referral-committee, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, reading-2, reading-1`
- **2003-01-13** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2002-12-03** From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
- **2002-12-02** 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/3be22839-8c2b-4949-a94e-dc2cdac97d1c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).