Existing law regulates the transfer of firearms, and allows some transfers to occur by operation of law, and specifies that a person taking title or possession of a firearm by operation of law includes, among others, the executor or administrator of an estate if the estate includes a firearm. Existing law generally requires the transfer of a firearm to be conducted by a firearms dealer if neither party to the transfer is a dealer. Existing law excepts executors and administrators of estates from that requirement if certain criteria are met. Existing law prohibits a resident of this state from importing, bringing, or transporting into this state, a firearm purchased or otherwise obtained from outside of this state unless the firearm is first delivered to a dealer in this state for delivery to the resident. Existing law excepts executors and administrators of estates from that prohibition if certain criteria are met. Existing law generally requires a person to possess a firearm safety certificate in order to possess a firearm. Existing law excepts executors and administrators of estates from that requirement.
Existing law regulates the transfer of firearms, and allows some transfers to occur by operation of law, and specifies that a person taking title or possession of a firearm by operation of law includes, among others, the executor or administrator of an estate if the estate includes a firearm. Existing law generally requires the transfer of a firearm to be conducted by a firearms dealer if neither party to the transfer is a dealer. Existing law excepts executors and administrators of estates from that requirement if certain criteria are met. Existing law prohibits a resident of this state from importing, bringing, or transporting into this state, a firearm purchased or otherwise obtained from outside of this state unless the firearm is first delivered to a dealer in this state for delivery to the resident. Existing law excepts executors and administrators of estates from that prohibition if certain criteria are met. Existing law generally requires a person to possess a firearm safety certificate in order to possess a firearm. Existing law excepts executors and administrators of estates from that requirement.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 8–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1292 Bauer-Kahan Consent Calendar Second Day — 73–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1292 Bauer-Kahan Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 77–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1292 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Portantino — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Bauer-Kahan — primary (person)
Ting — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-21 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2019-02-22 From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2019-03-11 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2019-04-02 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 2). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-04-03 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2019-04-08 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1080.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-04-08 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2019-04-24 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2019-05-30 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, amendment-introduction
2019-06-18 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 18). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-06-19 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2019-06-19 From Consent Calendar.
2019-06-19 Ordered to third reading.
2019-06-19 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-06-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-06-27 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1820.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-06-27 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2019-07-01 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2483.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2019-07-05 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2019-07-12 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-07-12 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 110, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/36f56fad-b853-440b-b80a-994b2cd362de. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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