BILL NUMBER: AB 2229 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Grove FEBRUARY 18, 2016 An act to amend Section 27500 of the Penal Code, relating to firearms. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2229, as introduced, Grove. Firearms. Existing law prohibits specified persons from owning, purchasing, receiving, or having in their possession any firearm. Existing law prohibits selling, supplying, delivering, or giving possession or control of a firearm to those persons. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 27500 of the Penal Code is amended to read: 27500. (a)NoA person, corporation, or firm shall not knowingly sell, supply, deliver, or give possession or control of a firearm to any person within any of the classes prohibited by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900) of Division 9. (b)NoA person, corporation, or dealer shall no t sell, supply, deliver, or give possession or control of a firearm to anyone whom the person, corporation, or dealer has cause to believe is within any of the classes prohibited by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 29900) of Division 9 of this title, or Section 8100 or 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.