Existing law allows a person to be taken into custody for a period of 72 hours for crisis intervention when probable cause exists that the person, as a result of a mental disorder, is a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled. Under existing law, the Attorney General is required to maintain a registry of specified information concerning the sale, lease, or transfer of firearms, and to include in the registry specified data provided to the Department of Justice.
California SB 505 (20132014) — Peace officers: welfare checks: firearms.
Existing law allows a person to be taken into custody for a period of 72 hours for crisis intervention when probable cause exists that the person, as a result of a mental disorder, is a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled. Under existing law, the Attorney General is required to maintain a registry of specified information concerning the sale, lease, or transfer of firearms, and to include in the registry specified data provided to the Department of Justice.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
From committee: That the Assembly Amendments be concurred in. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Be referred to Committee on Public Safety. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
SB 505 Jackson Senate Third Reading By MELENDEZ — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB505 Jackson Concurrence — 32–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 15–2 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Jackson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-21 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2013-02-22 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2013-03-11 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2013-03-12 Set for hearing April 3.
2013-03-27 Hearing postponed by committee.
2013-03-28 Set for hearing April 10.
2013-04-01 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-23 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 484.) (April 10). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-04-24 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-26 Set for hearing May 6.
2013-05-02 Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2013-05-10 Set for hearing May 20.
2013-05-15 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
2013-05-20 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2013-05-21 Set for hearing May 23.
2013-05-24 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1015.) (May 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-28 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1174.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-30 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-06 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2013-08-14 Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2014-06-10 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-06-12 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96(a). referral-committee
2014-06-16 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-06-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-08-04 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
2014-08-06 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2014-08-14 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 2.) (August 14). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-08-18 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6234.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-20 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2014-08-21 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. referral-committee
2014-08-21 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4676.) Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-08-21 From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4787.) committee-passage
2014-08-22 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 4759.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-08-28 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
2014-09-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 918, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/70cf0eb3-f97f-4126-bfe6-19d5a25a5425. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).