Domestic violence protective orders: possession of a firearm.
Existing law prohibits a person subject to a protective order, as defined, from owning, possessing, purchasing, or receiving a firearm or ammunition while that protective order is in effect and makes a willful and knowing violation of a protective order a crime. Existing law requires the court, when issuing the order with both parties present, to inform the parties of this information and to order the restrained person to relinquish any firearm or ammunition in the person's immediate possession or control or subject to their immediate possession or control. Existing law specifies the means of relinquishment if the law enforcement officer serving the protective order does not request the immediate surrender of the firearm or ammunition, including, surrender to law enforcement, or by selling the firearm or ammunition to a licensed gun dealer.
California AB 2759 (20232024) — Domestic violence protective orders: possession of a firearm.
Existing law prohibits a person subject to a protective order, as defined, from owning, possessing, purchasing, or receiving a firearm or ammunition while that protective order is in effect and makes a willful and knowing violation of a protective order a crime. Existing law requires the court, when issuing the order with both parties present, to inform the parties of this information and to order the restrained person to relinquish any firearm or ammunition in the person's immediate possession or control or subject to their immediate possession or control. Existing law specifies the means of relinquishment if the law enforcement officer serving the protective order does not request the immediate surrender of the firearm or ammunition, including, surrender to law enforcement, or by selling the firearm or ammunition to a licensed gun dealer.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Petrie-Norris — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-02-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2024-02-16 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2024-03-04 Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD. referral-committee
2024-04-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-04-09 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 9). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2024-04-10 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-04-11 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2024-04-18 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-04-18 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2024-05-01 Referred to Coms. on PUB S. and JUD. referral-committee
2024-06-04 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 4). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-06-19 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 18). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2024-06-20 Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-06-27 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-06-27 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2024-08-08 Ordered to the Senate.
2024-08-08 In Senate. Held at Desk.
2024-08-23 Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. passage, reading-3
2024-08-23 Ordered to third reading.
2024-08-23 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-26 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-28 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-28 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2024-08-29 Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
2024-08-29 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2024-09-24 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-24 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 535, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5df69aff-68fc-42f0-8da5-702447ba8e01. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).