Firearms: California State Military Museum and Resource Center.
Existing law provides that an officer having custody of any firearm that may be useful to the California National Guard, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, or to any military or naval agency of the federal or state government, may, upon the authority of the legislative body of the city, city and county, or county by which the officer is employed and the approval of the Adjutant General, deliver the firearm to the commanding officer of a unit of the California National Guard, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, or any other military agency of the state or federal government, including the California State Military Museum and Resource Center, in lieu of destruction as otherwise required. Existing law also specifies how firearms donated to the California State Military Museum and Resource Center may be disposed of.
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20132014
SB 759
California SB 759 (20132014)
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Firearms: California State Military Museum and Resource Center.
California SB 759 (20132014) — Firearms: California State Military Museum and Resource Center.
Existing law provides that an officer having custody of any firearm that may be useful to the California National Guard, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, or to any military or naval agency of the federal or state government, may, upon the authority of the legislative body of the city, city and county, or county by which the officer is employed and the approval of the Adjutant General, deliver the firearm to the commanding officer of a unit of the California National Guard, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, or any other military agency of the state or federal government, including the California State Military Museum and Resource Center, in lieu of destruction as otherwise required. Existing law also specifies how firearms donated to the California State Military Museum and Resource Center may be disposed of.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 6–0 (pass) · lower
SB 759 Nielsen Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent #5 — 36–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Nielsen — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-22 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2013-02-24 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 26.
2013-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2013-03-11 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2013-04-03 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-11 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2013-04-25 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
2013-04-25 Set for hearing April 30.
2013-05-01 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 758.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-05-03 Set for hearing May 13.
2013-05-13 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2013-05-14 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-15 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2013-05-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 972.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-20 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-06-17 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2013-08-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-08-21 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 21). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-08-22 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2796.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-30 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2013-09-05 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2013-10-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 698, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b6d8a559-8d97-4d45-b5bc-8d45c4a148a2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).