Existing law establishes the Dealers' Record of Sale Special Account in the General Fund with moneys in the account available upon appropriation by the Legislature. Existing law requires the Attorney General to establish and maintain an online database to be known as the Prohibited Armed Persons File, sometimes referred to as the Armed Prohibited Persons System, to cross-reference persons who have ownership or possession of a firearm with those who are prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm.
California SB 140 (20132014) — Firearms: prohibited persons.
Existing law establishes the Dealers' Record of Sale Special Account in the General Fund with moneys in the account available upon appropriation by the Legislature. Existing law requires the Attorney General to establish and maintain an online database to be known as the Prohibited Armed Persons File, sometimes referred to as the Armed Prohibited Persons System, to cross-reference persons who have ownership or possession of a firearm with those who are prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 140 Leno Third Reading Urgency By BLUMENFIELD Amend By WAGNER Set #2 Motion to Lay on the Table By ATKINS — 51–25 (pass) · lower
SB 140 Leno Third Reading Urgency By BLUMENFIELD — 65–10 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Leno — primary (person)
Ammiano — coauthor (person)
Anderson — principal coauthor (person)
Beall — coauthor (person)
Block — coauthor (person)
Blumenfield — coauthor (person)
Calderon — coauthor (person)
Cannella — principal coauthor (person)
Corbett — principal coauthor (person)
Correa — coauthor (person)
De León — coauthor (person)
DeSaulnier — coauthor (person)
Eggman — coauthor (person)
Hancock — principal coauthor (person)
Hill — coauthor (person)
Jackson — principal coauthor (person)
Lieu — coauthor (person)
Liu — coauthor (person)
Monning — coauthor (person)
Pavley — coauthor (person)
Roth — coauthor (person)
Rubio — coauthor (person)
Steinberg — author (person)
Wolk — coauthor (person)
Wright — coauthor (person)
Yee — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-01-29 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-01-30 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 1.
2013-02-07 Referred to Com. on B. & F.R. referral-committee
2013-02-26 Set for hearing March 4.
2013-03-04 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-03-04 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 252.) (March 4). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-03-06 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-03-07 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 262.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-03-07 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-04-01 Referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2013-04-10 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (April 10). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-04-11 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-04-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-04-18 Amendments by Assembly Member Jones tabled on motion by Assembly Member Atkins. (Ayes 52. Noes 25. Page 1001.)
2013-04-18 Amendments by Assembly Member Wagner tabled on motion by Assembly Member Atkins. (Ayes 51. Noes 25. Page 1001.)
2013-04-18 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 65. Noes 10. Page 1003.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-04-18 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-04-22 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 604.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-04-25 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:15 p.m.
2013-05-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-05-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 2, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7358a3d1-901a-4ee3-97d0-0719a888ddbd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).