republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20072008/ab-837.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Firearms: prohibited persons."
description: "Firearms: prohibited persons."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20072008"
identifier: "AB 837"
citation: "California AB 837 (20072008)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Firearms: prohibited persons."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Feuer"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 35
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2007-02-22"
last_action: "2008-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13c6e4da-532b-46a8-806c-b8a1048dcac5"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB837"
source_hash: "5d1e4f255fe869d6cde00b38ff0ce085bc109483b7382f5cbf9bea22917d5e1b"
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 837 (20072008) — Firearms: prohibited persons.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/22/07 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB837&version=20070AB83799INT)
2. **04/09/07 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB837&version=20070AB83798AMD)
3. **04/29/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB837&version=20070AB83795AMD)
4. **06/09/08 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB837&version=20070AB83794AMD)
5. **06/26/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB837&version=20070AB83797AMD)
6. **09/07/07 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB837&version=20070AB83796AMD)
7. **09/30/08 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB837&version=20070AB83792CHP)
8. **AB837** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB837)
9. **08/19/08 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200720080AB837&version=20070AB83793ENR)

## Votes

- AB 837 FEUER Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 837 LEVINE Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendments be concurred in. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB837 Feuer By Scott — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Feuer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-22** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2007-02-23** From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
- **2007-03-08** Referred to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce and Standing Committee on Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-09** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction, referral-committee`
- **2007-04-09** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Utilities and Commerce. `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-10** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Natural Resources Re-referred. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 9). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2007-04-24** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (April 23). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-25** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2007-05-03** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 15. Page 1310.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2007-05-03** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2007-05-09** Referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-26** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2007-06-27** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-28** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `referral-committee`
- **2007-07-11** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2007-09-07** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-29** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Natural Resources And Water. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-01** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-08** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation and Housing. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-02** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2008-06-09** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Transportation and Housing. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-introduction, referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2008-06-11** Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Standing Committee on Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2008-06-25** From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Appropriations Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) . `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2008-08-04** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2008-08-05** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2008-08-07** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 4845.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2008-08-07** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2008-08-12** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2008-08-12** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice waived. (Page 6380.)
- **2008-08-14** From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 14). `committee-passage`
- **2008-08-15** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 6531.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-17** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:45 p.m.
- **2008-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2008-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 698, Statutes of 2008.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/13c6e4da-532b-46a8-806c-b8a1048dcac5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).