republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20012002/ab-2902.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Unsafe handguns: testing."
description: "Unsafe handguns: testing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 2902"
citation: "California AB 2902 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Unsafe handguns: testing."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Koretz"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 25
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2002-02-25"
last_action: "2002-09-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f228e9b-f067-4146-a550-1ec781e9c32b"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2902"
source_hash: "6e1ccde0bd88678e443d82ebbcaafe0174808c515ced83b79c644b3cc0425803"
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 2902 (20012002) — Unsafe handguns: testing.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/25/02 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2902&version=20010AB290299INT)
2. **04/25/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2902&version=20010AB290298AMD)
3. **05/23/02 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2902&version=20010AB290297AMD)
4. **06/13/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2902&version=20010AB290296AMD)
5. **06/29/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2902&version=20010AB290295AMD)
6. **08/05/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2902&version=20010AB290294AMD)
7. **08/22/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2902&version=20010AB290293AMD)
8. **09/26/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2902&version=20010AB290291CHP)
9. **AB2902** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2902)
10. **08/29/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB2902&version=20010AB290292ENR)

## Votes

- 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 2902 Koretz Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 2902 Koretz Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2902 Koretz By Polanco — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Koretz — primary (person)
- Kuehl — coauthor (person)
- Polanco — coauthor (person)
- Romero — coauthor (person)
- Scott — coauthor (person)
- Soto — coauthor (person)
- Vargas — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-09-26** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 912, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-09-25** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-09-12** Enrolled and to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- **2002-08-29** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 45. Noes 33. Page 8482.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-27** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2002-08-27** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 12. Page 5780.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-08-22** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.). Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-05** In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
- **2002-08-05** 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`
- **2002-06-29** Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-28** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 4. Noes 1.). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-06-18** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2002-06-13** 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`
- **2002-06-12** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2002-06-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2002-05-30** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 42. Noes 35. Page 6635.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-05-24** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-05-23** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 8.) (May 22). Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-05-09** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-29** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2002-04-25** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
- **2002-04-24** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 16). `amendment-introduction, referral-committee, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2002-03-14** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2002-02-26** From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.
- **2002-02-25** Joint Rule 54 (a) suspended. Assembly Rule 49(a) suspended. 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/8f228e9b-f067-4146-a550-1ec781e9c32b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).