Under existing law, a firearms dealer or licensee means a person who has a valid federal firearms license, has a regulatory or business license, has a valid seller's permit issued by the State Board of Equalization, has a certificate of eligibility issued by the Department of Justice, has a license granted by a duly constituted licensing authority of any city, county, or city and county, and is among those recorded in the centralized list of licensed firearms dealers kept by the department. Existing law regulates licensed firearms dealers and provides that a license is subject to forfeiture for a breach of specified prohibitions in existing law. Existing law establishes the Dealers' Record of Sale Special Account of the General Fund, into which various fees imposed upon licensed firearms dealers are deposited and which may be used by the department, upon appropriation, to offset specified costs.
California AB 2362 (20192020) — Firearms dealers: conduct of business.
Under existing law, a firearms dealer or licensee means a person who has a valid federal firearms license, has a regulatory or business license, has a valid seller's permit issued by the State Board of Equalization, has a certificate of eligibility issued by the Department of Justice, has a license granted by a duly constituted licensing authority of any city, county, or city and county, and is among those recorded in the centralized list of licensed firearms dealers kept by the department. Existing law regulates licensed firearms dealers and provides that a license is subject to forfeiture for a breach of specified prohibitions in existing law. Existing law establishes the Dealers' Record of Sale Special Account of the General Fund, into which various fees imposed upon licensed firearms dealers are deposited and which may be used by the department, upon appropriation, to offset specified costs.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 13–5 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–2 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading AB2362 Muratsuchi By Wiener — 26–11 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended — 5–2 (pass) · upper
AB 2362 Muratsuchi Assembly Third Reading — 55–20 (pass) · lower
AB 2362 Muratsuchi Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 53–18 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Muratsuchi — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2020-02-18 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2020-02-19 From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2020-02-24 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2020-05-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (May 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-06-02 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2020-06-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 5.) (June 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2020-06-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2020-06-10 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 20. Page 4762.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-06-11 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2020-07-01 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2020-08-08 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-08-14 Withdrawn from committee.
2020-08-14 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2020-08-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-08-19 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2020-08-20 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 20). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2020-08-20 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2020-08-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2020-08-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 11. Page 4436.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-08-29 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2020-08-30 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 53. Noes 18. Page 5366.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2020-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2020-09-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2020-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 284, Statutes of 2020.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9fac03cd-f22a-45b2-acd9-708a103b3b62. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).