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SB704Introduced in the Senate

Firearms: firearm barrels.

Passed

Introduced by Jesse Arreguin, District 7

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to amend Section 28235 of, to add Section 16525 to, and to add Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 33700) to Division 10 of Title 4 of Part 6 of, the Penal Code, relating to firearms.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 591, Statutes of 2025.

October 10, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Unfinished Business SB704 Arreguín et al. Concurrence · September 9, 2025

29

Yes

10

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Megan Dahle1No
Mike McGuire2Yes
Christopher Cabaldon3Yes
Marie Alvarado-Gil4No
Jerry McNerney5Yes
Roger Niello6No
Jesse Arreguin7Yes
Angelique Ashby8Yes
Tim Grayson9Yes
Aisha Wahab10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

  2. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  3. Read first time.

  4. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  5. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  6. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  7. Set for hearing April 29.

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 945.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  9. Set for hearing May 12.

  10. May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  11. Set for hearing May 23.

  12. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1210.) (May 23).

  13. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 11. Page 1508.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  16. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  17. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  18. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  19. July 1 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (July 15).

  21. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 29).

  24. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  25. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  26. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 57. Noes 20. Page 3008.) Ordered to the Senate.

  27. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  28. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 10. Page 2718.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  29. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  30. Approved by the Governor.

  31. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 591, Statutes of 2025.

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