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type: "Bill"
title: "BB devices."
description: "Existing law prohibits a person from furnishing a BB device, defined to include a spot marker gun, to a minor without the permission of the minor's parent or guardian, and prohibits selling a BB device to a minor. Violation of either of these prohibitions is a crime. Existing law defines a BB device as any instrument that expels a projectile, such as a BB or pellet, that does not exceed 6 millimeters in caliber."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20132014"
identifier: "SB 199"
citation: "California SB 199 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BB devices."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["De León"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 29
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2013-02-07"
last_action: "2014-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c8f02db-2fac-430c-afcd-12975d5d776c"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB199"
source_hash: "d9e19e9c5ff707519a179fc24f71579e85c48353801139f56446c895a36ae745"
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 SB 199 (20132014) — BB devices.
Existing law prohibits a person from furnishing a BB device, defined to include a spot marker gun, to a minor without the permission of the minor's parent or guardian, and prohibits selling a BB device to a minor. Violation of either of these prohibitions is a crime. Existing law defines a BB device as any instrument that expels a projectile, such as a BB or pellet, that does not exceed 6 millimeters in caliber.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/07/13 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB199&version=20130SB19999INT)
2. **01/06/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB199&version=20130SB19998AMD)
3. **08/05/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB199&version=20130SB19997AMD)
4. **08/22/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB199&version=20130SB19996AMD)
5. **09/30/14 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB199&version=20130SB19994CHP)
6. **SB199** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB199)
7. **09/02/14 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB199&version=20130SB19995ENR)
## Votes
- Unfinished Business SB199 De León Concurrence — **2312** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **51** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **52** (pass) · lower
- SB 199 De León Senate Third Reading By LEVINE — **4334** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **51** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading SB199 De León — **238** (pass) · upper
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **50** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **125** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- De León — primary (person)
- Chesbro — principal coauthor (person)
- Evans — author (person)
- Levine — principal coauthor (person)
- Wolk — author (person)
- Yamada — principal coauthor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2013-02-07** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `reading-1, introduction`
- **2013-02-07** (Corrected April 1.)
- **2013-02-08** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 10.
- **2013-02-21** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-02** Set for hearing April 23.
- **2013-04-23** Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2013-12-19** Set for hearing January 14.
- **2014-01-06** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-01-14** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 2591.) (January 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2014-01-15** Set for hearing January 21.
- **2014-01-21** Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2014-01-22** Set for hearing January 23.
- **2014-01-23** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 2644.) (January 23). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2014-01-27** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2014-01-28** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 8. Page 2664.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2014-01-28** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2014-04-24** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2014-06-25** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2014-08-05** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-08-07** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 6). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2014-08-11** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2014-08-22** Read third time and amended. (Page 6339.) `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-22** Ordered to third reading.
- **2014-08-26** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 46. Noes 34. Page 6495.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2014-08-26** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2014-08-28** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 23. Noes 12. Page 4937.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2014-09-04** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2014-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2014-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 915, Statutes of 2014.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c8f02db-2fac-430c-afcd-12975d5d776c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).