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                                                                  SB 31
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          Date of Hearing:   August 23, 2000

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
                              Carole Migden, Chairwoman

                    SB 31 (Peace) - As Amended:  August 18, 2000 

          Policy Committee:                             Public  
          SafetyVote:5-2

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          Yes    Reimbursable:              Yes

           SUMMARY  

          This bill makes a series of changes to statutes relating to the  
          sale, transfer and delivery of guns, including:   

          1)Requiring that any handgun sold, delivered, or transferred by  
            a local law enforcement agency pursuant to Family Code Section  
            6389, which prohibits a person subject to specified protective  
            orders from possessing a firearm, be entered into the  
            Automated Firearms System, as specified.

          2)Creating additional exceptions to prohibitions and  
            requirements related to gun sales.

          3)Requiring that the DOJ conduct a study and make  
            recommendations to the Legislature regarding the procedure for  
            disposing or relinquishing possession of guns to avoid  
            criminal liability. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          1)Minor, if any, reimbursable costs for gun disposal and  
            information provision.

          2)Minor costs to the DOJ for a study.

           COMMENTS  

           1)Rationale  . This bill is the result of a bipartisan effort to  
            fine-tune the existing central handgun registry at the DOJ and  
            make corresponding changes.









                                                                  SB 31
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           2)Prior legislation  . A similar bill (SB 29, Peace) passed this  
            committee (21-0) last year and was vetoed by Gov. Davis who  
            expressed his reluctance to sign any additional gun  
            legislation "until the impact of the laws recently enacted can  
            be measured and analyzed." The author has significantly  
            reduced the scope of the bill in an effort to gain the  
            administration's support.   

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Geoff Long / APPR. / (916)319-2081