Existing law, the Gun-Free School Zone Act of 1995, subject to exceptions, prohibits a person from possessing a firearm in a place that the person knows, or reasonably should know, is a school zone, unless with the written permission of certain school district officials. Existing law defines a school zone as an area on the grounds of a school providing instruction in kindergarten or grades 1 to 12, inclusive, or within a distance of 1,000 feet of that school. Existing law prohibits a person from bringing or possessing a firearm upon the grounds of a campus of a public or private university or college, or buildings owned or operated for student housing, teaching, research, or administration by a public or private university or college, that are contiguous or are clearly marked university property, as specified, unless with the written permission of specified university or college officials. Under existing law, a violation of these provisions is a felony, or, under specified circumstances, a misdemeanor. Under existing law, certain persons are exempt from both the school zone and the university prohibitions, including, among others, a person holding a valid license to carry a concealed firearm and a retired peace officer authorized to carry a concealed or loaded firearm.
California SB 707 (20152016) — Firearms: gun-free school zone.
Existing law, the Gun-Free School Zone Act of 1995, subject to exceptions, prohibits a person from possessing a firearm in a place that the person knows, or reasonably should know, is a school zone, unless with the written permission of certain school district officials. Existing law defines a school zone as an area on the grounds of a school providing instruction in kindergarten or grades 1 to 12, inclusive, or within a distance of 1,000 feet of that school. Existing law prohibits a person from bringing or possessing a firearm upon the grounds of a campus of a public or private university or college, or buildings owned or operated for student housing, teaching, research, or administration by a public or private university or college, that are contiguous or are clearly marked university property, as specified, unless with the written permission of specified university or college officials. Under existing law, a violation of these provisions is a felony, or, under specified circumstances, a misdemeanor. Under existing law, certain persons are exempt from both the school zone and the university prohibitions, including, among others, a person holding a valid license to carry a concealed firearm and a retired peace officer authorized to carry a concealed or loaded firearm.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–2 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB707 Wolk Concurrence — 24–15 (pass) · upper
SB 707 Wolk Senate Third Reading By DODD — 54–24 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 4–2 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Wolk — primary (person)
Jackson — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-27 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2015-03-02 From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 1.
2015-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2015-03-19 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2015-03-20 Set for hearing April 14.
2015-04-15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 596.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-17 Set for hearing April 27.
2015-04-27 April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2015-05-04 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-05-23 Set for hearing May 28.
2015-05-28 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1159.) (May 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-28 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-06-01 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 12. Page 1210.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-06-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2015-06-18 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2015-07-02 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-07-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-08-17 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-08-19 August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2015-08-28 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-08-31 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-01 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 24. Page 2726.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-09-01 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2015-09-02 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 24. Noes 15. Page 2424.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-09-08 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2015-10-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-10-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 766, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a7df74bc-fced-4f0a-bc33-d3ca3ae57b61. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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