- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Assembly
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Sep 28, 2018
What it does
Existing law makes it a crime for a person who has been taken into custody, assessed, and admitted to a designated facility because he or she is a danger to himself, herself, or others, as a result of a mental health disorder to own a firearm for a period of 5 years after the person is released from the facility. Existing law allows a person who is prohibited from owning a firearm pursuant to these provisions to petition the court for a hearing in which the district attorney is required to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the person would not be likely to use firearms in a safe and lawful manner. If the people do not meet this burden, existing law requires the court to order…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Done)
Floor (Done)
Law (Done)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Evan Low
- Gonzalez Fletcher
- Portantino
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Where it goes next
Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.