Firearm Violence Research Center: gun violence restraining orders.
Existing law requests the Regents of the University of California to establish and administer a Firearm Violence Research Center to research firearm-related violence. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that the university report, on or before December 31, 2017, and every 5 years thereafter, specified information regarding the activities of the center and information pertaining to research grants that the center awards. Existing law requires the center and the grant recipients to provide copies of their research publications to the Legislature and specified agencies. Existing law specifies that those provisions would apply to the university only to the extent that the regents, by resolution, make any of those provisions applicable to the university.
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California Legislature
20172018
SB 536
California SB 536 (20172018)
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Firearm Violence Research Center: gun violence restraining orders.
California SB 536 (20172018) — Firearm Violence Research Center: gun violence restraining orders.
Existing law requests the Regents of the University of California to establish and administer a Firearm Violence Research Center to research firearm-related violence. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that the university report, on or before December 31, 2017, and every 5 years thereafter, specified information regarding the activities of the center and information pertaining to research grants that the center awards. Existing law requires the center and the grant recipients to provide copies of their research publications to the Legislature and specified agencies. Existing law specifies that those provisions would apply to the university only to the extent that the regents, by resolution, make any of those provisions applicable to the university.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 536 Pan Senate Third Reading By QUIRK — 48–23 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–2 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB536 Pan et al. Concurrence — 26–13 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 25–13 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 10–4 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Pan — primary (person)
Baker — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2017-02-17 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
2017-03-02 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2017-03-08 Set for hearing March 28.
2017-03-20 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2017-03-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (March 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-04-05 Set for hearing April 17.
2017-04-17 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2017-04-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-04-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 13. Page 799.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-04-24 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2017-05-22 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2017-06-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-06-28 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (June 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-06-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-08-24 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2017-08-24 Ordered to third reading.
2017-09-05 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 48. Noes 23. Page 2955.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-09-05 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2017-09-06 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 26. Noes 13. Page 2524.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2017-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2017-10-14 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2017-10-14 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 810, Statutes of 2017.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/12e753f7-d53b-4b88-bc2f-fe9f650c270a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).