Existing law authorizes a court to issue an ex parte gun violence restraining order prohibiting the subject of the petition from having in their custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving, or attempting to purchase or receive, a firearm or ammunition when it is shown that there is a substantial likelihood that the subject of the petition poses a significant danger of self-harm or harm to another in the near future by having in their custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm, and that the order is necessary to prevent personal injury to the subject of the petition or another, as specified. Existing law requires the ex parte order to expire no later than 21 days after the date on the order. Existing law also authorizes a court to issue a gun violence restraining order prohibiting the subject of the petition from having in their custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving, or attempting to purchase or receive, a firearm or ammunition for a period of one year when there is clear and convincing evidence that the subject of the petition, or a person subject to an ex parte gun violence restraining order, as applicable, poses a significant danger of personal injury to the subject of the petition or another by having in their custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm, and that the order is necessary to prevent personal injury to the subject of the petition or another, as specified. Existing law authorizes renewal of a gun violence restraining order within 3 months of the order's expiration. Petitions for ex parte, one-year, and renewed gun violence restraining orders may be made by an immediate family member of the person or by a law enforcement officer.
California AB 61 (20192020) — Gun violence restraining orders.
Existing law authorizes a court to issue an ex parte gun violence restraining order prohibiting the subject of the petition from having in their custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving, or attempting to purchase or receive, a firearm or ammunition when it is shown that there is a substantial likelihood that the subject of the petition poses a significant danger of self-harm or harm to another in the near future by having in their custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm, and that the order is necessary to prevent personal injury to the subject of the petition or another, as specified. Existing law requires the ex parte order to expire no later than 21 days after the date on the order. Existing law also authorizes a court to issue a gun violence restraining order prohibiting the subject of the petition from having in their custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving, or attempting to purchase or receive, a firearm or ammunition for a period of one year when there is clear and convincing evidence that the subject of the petition, or a person subject to an ex parte gun violence restraining order, as applicable, poses a significant danger of personal injury to the subject of the petition or another by having in their custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm, and that the order is necessary to prevent personal injury to the subject of the petition or another, as specified. Existing law authorizes renewal of a gun violence restraining order within 3 months of the order's expiration. Petitions for ex parte, one-year, and renewed gun violence restraining orders may be made by an immediate family member of the person or by a law enforcement officer.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 6–2 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB61 Ting et al. By Skinner — 30–10 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 61 Ting Assembly Third Reading — 54–17 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 4–3 (fail) · lower
Do pass as amended — 5–2 (pass) · upper
AB 61 Ting Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 57–18 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Ting — primary (person)
Bauer-Kahan — coauthor (person)
McCarty — coauthor (person)
Muratsuchi — author (person)
Reyes — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-12-03 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-12-04 From printer. May be heard in committee January 3.
2019-01-17 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2019-02-26 In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
2019-04-04 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction
2019-04-08 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2019-04-24 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-04-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-06 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 17. Page 1503.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-06 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2019-05-16 Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and APPR. referral-committee
2019-06-18 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 18). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2019-06-19 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2019-07-08 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2019-08-30 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 30). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2019-08-30 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2019-09-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-09-04 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10. Page 2489.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-09-05 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2019-09-09 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 57. Noes 18. Page 3113.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2019-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2019-10-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-10-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 725, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d498588d-b2e3-42ca-906a-5b8f14f5dd2d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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