Anthony Portantino
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 25
Author
Existing law generally regulates the possession of firearms, including imposing storage requirements to prevent children from gaining access to firearms. This bill would, beginning on January 1, 2026, require a person who possesses a firearm in a residence to keep the firearm securely stored when the firearm is not being carried or readily controlled by the person or another lawful authorized user. For purposes of these provisions, a firearm is securely stored if the firearm is maintained within, locked by, or disabled using a certified firearm safety device or secure gun safe that meets specified standards. The bill would make a first and 2nd violation of this offense punishable as an infraction, and a 3rd or subsequent violation punishable as a misdemeanor. The bill would exempt unloaded antique firearms, as defined, or firearms that are permanently inoperable from these provisions. The bill would require the Department of Justice to seek to inform residents about these standards for storage of firearms. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor or a felony if a person keeps a firearm within any premises that are under the person's custody or control and the person knows or reasonably should know that a child is likely to gain access to the firearm without the permission of the child's parent or legal guardian, and the child obtains access to the firearm and causes injury, other than great bodily injury, or death or great bodily injury to the child or any other person, or carries that firearm off-premises, as defined, to a public place or a school. Existing law exempts a person from the above provisions if the person has no reasonable expectation, based on objective facts and circumstances, that a child is likely to be present on the premises. This bill would remove these exemptions. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 542, Statutes of 2024.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 11. Page 5510.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 51. Noes 18. Page 6541.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. (Ayes 40. Noes 16. Page 6451.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 15).
August 7 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
June 4 hearing postponed by committee.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 9. Page 3049.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 3010.) (January 18).
Set for hearing January 18.
January 16 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing January 16.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 2958.) (January 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing January 9.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 5.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB53 | HTML |
| 12/05/22 - Introduced | |
| 01/03/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/28/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/19/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/22/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/29/24 - Enrolled | |
| 09/24/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 01/04/24- Senate Public Safety | |
| 01/12/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 01/22/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/10/24- Assembly Public Safety | |
| 08/05/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/21/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/23/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/27/24- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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