SB160Introduced in the Senate
Background checks.
Introduced by Budget and Fiscal Review
What does this bill do?
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Official description
An act to amend Sections 2064.5, 2082, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2125, 2168.2, 3575, and 19239 of, and to add Sections 2042, 2513.5, 2953.1, 2960.01, 2960.02, 2999.106, 4982.01, 4989.55, 4992.31, 4999.92, 7503.05, and 7525.3 to, the Business and Professions Code, to add Sections 33113.5, 59009, 59105, 59206, 66611, and 92612.3 to the Education Code, to repeal and add Section 1030 of the Government Code, to add Section 733.5 to the Harbors and Navigation Code, to add Sections 53.5 and 90.1 to the Military and Veterans Code, and to amend Section 11105 of, and to add Sections 11105.001, 11105.002, 11105.05, 11105.2, 11107.6, and 26330 to, the Penal Code, relating to background checks, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.
Where it stands
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 113, Statutes of 2025.
September 17, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Unfinished Business SB160 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence · September 12, 2025
31
Yes
0
No
9
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Megan Dahle | 1 | Absent |
| Mike McGuire | 2 | Yes |
| Christopher Cabaldon | 3 | Yes |
| Marie Alvarado-Gil | 4 | Absent |
| Jerry McNerney | 5 | Yes |
| Roger Niello | 6 | Absent |
| Jesse Arreguin | 7 | Yes |
| Angelique Ashby | 8 | Yes |
| Tim Grayson | 9 | Yes |
| Aisha Wahab | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 23.
Referred to Com. on B. & F. R.
Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 384.)
Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 450.) Ordered to the Assembly.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Referred to Com. on BUDGET.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.
Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Ayes 56. Noes 19. Page 3164.)
Withdrawn from committee.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3328.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 2956.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 113, Statutes of 2025.
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