--- type: "Bill" title: "Firearms." description: "Existing law, subject to certain exceptions, makes it an offense to carry a concealed handgun on the person or in a vehicle, as specified. Existing law provides that firearms carried openly in belt holsters are not concealed within the meaning of those provisions." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20112012" identifier: "AB 144" citation: "California AB 144 (20112012)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Firearms."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Portantino"] version_count: 6 action_count: 26 vote_count: 7 first_action: "2011-01-13" last_action: "2011-10-09" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f474b900-1478-4d66-ba01-259c111be2e3" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB144" source_hash: "cf3dff157998302bdc4546127c2e4aa7933029b0637327f67f157009c59f076e" 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 144 (20112012) — Firearms. Existing law, subject to certain exceptions, makes it an offense to carry a concealed handgun on the person or in a vehicle, as specified. Existing law provides that firearms carried openly in belt holsters are not concealed within the meaning of those provisions. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **01/13/11 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB144&version=20110AB14499INT) 2. **05/02/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB144&version=20110AB14498AMD) 3. **06/01/11 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB144&version=20110AB14497AMD) 4. **10/09/11 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB144&version=20110AB14495CHP) 5. **AB144** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB144) 6. **09/19/11 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB144&version=20110AB14496ENR) ## Votes - Do pass. — **12–5** (pass) · lower - 3rd Reading AB144 Portantino By De León Reconsider — **15–20** (fail) · upper - 3rd Reading AB144 Portantino By De León — **21–18** (pass) · upper - AB 144 PORTANTINO Assembly Third Reading — **46–29** (pass) · lower - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **5–2** (pass) · lower - AB 144 PORTANTINO Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **48–30** (pass) · lower - Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **4–2** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Portantino — primary (person) - Ammiano — author (person) - De León — coauthor (person) - Huffman — coauthor (person) - Swanson — coauthor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2011-01-13** Read first time. To print. `reading-1` - **2011-01-14** From printer. May be heard in committee February 13. - **2011-02-03** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee` - **2011-04-05** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - **2011-04-13** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2011-05-02** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage` - **2011-05-03** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee` - **2011-05-05** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 4). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2011-05-09** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2011-05-16** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 46. Noes 29. Page 1389.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage` - **2011-05-16** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1` - **2011-05-26** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee` - **2011-06-01** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee` - **2011-06-07** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (June 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2011-06-27** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage` - **2011-06-28** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2011-08-30** Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator De León. - **2011-09-02** From inactive file. - **2011-09-02** Ordered to second reading. - **2011-09-06** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2011-09-08** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 18. Page 2398.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage` - **2011-09-09** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - **2011-09-09** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 48. Noes 30. Page 3208.). `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage` - **2011-09-21** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m. - **2011-10-09** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2011-10-09** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 725, Statutes of 2011. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f474b900-1478-4d66-ba01-259c111be2e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).