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ASSEMBLY BILL 92 (HAUSER – 1995)
CHAPTER 322, STATUTES OF 1995
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As enacted, Assembly Bill 92 amended Penal Code sections 12026, 12026.1, and 12026.2, relating to firearms. (See Exhibit #1f) Assembly Bill 92 was introduced by Assembly member Dan Hauser on January 4, 1995. (See Exhibit #1a)
Assembly Bill 92 was assigned to the Assembly Committee on Public Safety and the Senate Committee on Criminal Procedure where policy issues raised by the bill were considered. (See Exhibits #3 and #9) The fiscal ramifications of the bill were considered by the Assembly Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Appropriations. (See Exhibits #2 and #5) Four amendments were made to Assembly Bill 92. (See Exhibits #1b through #1e and #2) Subsequent to legislative approval, Governor Pete Wilson signed the bill on August 30, 1995, and it was recorded by the Secretary of State as Chapter 322 of the Statutes of 1995. (See Exhibits #1f and #2)
According to the Office of Senate Floor Analyses Third Reading analysis of Assembly Bill 92 as last amended, “[t]his bill makes technical/clarifying changes to existing law relative to firearms. (See Exhibit #11, page 1)
Commenting on the purpose of this legislation, the author’s statement is summarized in the Concurrence in Senate Amendments analysis of Assembly Bill 92 as last amended, stating:
The purpose of this bill is to clean-up the language and add the proper cross references to Sections 12026 and 12026.1 of the Penal Code.
The author intends to clarify the exemption to section 12025 for those persons transporting guns to a government gun buy program that was arguably addresses by Penal Code Section 12026.2.
(See Exhibit #12, page 2)