Proposed California Firearm Legislation SB248
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms: information to new owners.
Description: An act to add Section 28222 to the Penal Code, relating to firearms.
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
Last Action: August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Last Action Date: August 29, 2025
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Susan Rubio (D); Catherine Blakespear (D); Nick Schultz (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 8% (3 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Assembly | Aug 29, 2025 | August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. |
| Assembly | Aug 20, 2025 | August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| Assembly | Jul 2, 2025 | Coauthors revised. |
| Assembly | Jul 2, 2025 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Assembly | Jun 24, 2025 | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| Assembly | Jun 16, 2025 | Referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| Assembly | Jun 5, 2025 | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| Senate | Jun 4, 2025 | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 11. Page 1513.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| Senate | May 27, 2025 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| Senate | May 23, 2025 | Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| Senate | May 23, 2025 | From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1193.) (May 23). |
| Senate | May 16, 2025 | Set for hearing May 23. |
| Senate | Apr 7, 2025 | April 7 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| Senate | Mar 28, 2025 | Set for hearing April 7. |
| Senate | Mar 25, 2025 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 533.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2025 | Set for hearing March 25. |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2025 | Referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| Senate | Feb 3, 2025 | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 2. |
| Senate | Jan 30, 2025 | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Amended | Jun 24, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | May 23, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 30, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | 03/25/2025 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Placed on suspense file | 04/7/2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Do pass as amended | 05/23/2025 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Senate 3rd Reading SB248 Rubio | 06/4/2025 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | 07/1/2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
