Existing law provides that, with certain exceptions, any person who, within this state, manufactures or causes to be manufactured, distributes, transports, or imports into the state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives or lends any assault weapon or any .50 BMG rifle, as defined, is guilty of a felony. Existing law also provides that, subject to certain exceptions, a person, corporation, or dealer who sells, supplies, delivers, or gives possession of a firearm precursor part, as defined, is guilty of a crime.
California SB 1327 (20212022) — Firearms: private rights of action.
Existing law provides that, with certain exceptions, any person who, within this state, manufactures or causes to be manufactured, distributes, transports, or imports into the state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives or lends any assault weapon or any .50 BMG rifle, as defined, is guilty of a felony. Existing law also provides that, subject to certain exceptions, a person, corporation, or dealer who sells, supplies, delivers, or gives possession of a firearm precursor part, as defined, is guilty of a crime.
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] — 4–1 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB1327 Hertzberg et al. Concurrence — 26–9 (pass) · upper
SB 1327 Hertzberg Senate Third Reading By TING — 52–21 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 8–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 11–4 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Hertzberg — primary (person)
Becker — coauthor (person)
Cristina Garcia — coauthor (person)
Friedman — coauthor (person)
Gipson — principal coauthor (person)
Laird — coauthor (person)
Luz Rivas — coauthor (person)
Mullin — coauthor (person)
Muratsuchi — coauthor (person)
Portantino — author (person)
Stern — coauthor (person)
Ting — principal coauthor (person)
Ward — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-02-18 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2022-02-18 Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
2022-02-22 From printer.
2022-03-02 Referred to Coms. on JUD., PUB. S., and APPR. referral-committee
2022-03-25 Set for hearing April 5.
2022-04-06 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 3326.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-04-07 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-04-08 Set for hearing April 26.
2022-04-27 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3519.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-04-29 Set for hearing May 9.
2022-05-09 May 9 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2022-05-13 Set for hearing May 19.
2022-05-19 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3792.) (May 19). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-05-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 10. Page 3874.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-25 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2022-05-27 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2022-06-02 June 8 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2022-06-14 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 14). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-06-15 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-06-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-06-16 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97. referral-committee
2022-06-22 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (June 22). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-06-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-06-23 Read third time and amended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 5511.) amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-06-23 Ordered to third reading.
2022-06-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 52. Noes 21. Page 5558.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-06-27 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2022-06-29 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 26. Noes 9. Page 4530.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-07-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2022-07-22 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-07-22 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 146, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/aadba53f-14bc-498e-803a-3027b27ee721. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).