SB 620 California Senate · 2017-2018 Regular Session

Firearms: crimes: enhancements.

Summary
Existing law requires that a person who personally uses a firearm in the commission of a felony be punished by an additional and consecutive term of imprisonment in the state prison for 3, 4, or 10 years. Existing law requires that a person who personally uses an assault weapon or a machinegun in the commission of a felony be punished by an additional and consecutive term of imprisonment in the state prison for 5, 6, or 10 years. Existing law requires a person who personally uses a firearm to commit certain specified felonies to be punished by an additional and consecutive term of imprisonment in the state prison for 10 years, or for 20 years if he or she discharged the firearm, or for 25 years to life if he or she discharges the firearm and proximately causes great bodily harm. Existing law prohibits the court from striking an allegation or finding that would make a crime punishable pursuant to these provisions. This bill would delete the prohibition on striking an allegation or finding and, instead, would allow a court, in the interest of justice and at the time of sentencing or resentencing, to strike or dismiss an enhancement otherwise required to be imposed by the above provisions of law.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Sep 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Assembly Passage
Sep 2017
Signed into Law
Oct 2017
Introduced Feb 17, 2017 Signed Oct 11, 2017
Floor votes · Assembly Sep 12, 2017

How they voted

3728
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 69
Sep 12, 2017
D Democratic47
36 Yea 7 Nay 4
76% Yea
I Independent1
1 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican21
1 Yea 20 Nay
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Oct 11, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 22. Noes 13. Page 2816.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Sep 13, 2017
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Sep 12, 2017
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (37-28-4)
assembly
Jun 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 5.) (June 28).
lower
Jun 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jun 14, 2017
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 13).
lower
Jun 1, 2017
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
May 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
upper
May 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
May 8 hearing postponed by committee.
upper
Apr 26, 2017
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 855.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
upper
Mar 2, 2017
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Feb 17, 2017
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Steve Bradford
Steve Bradford
DDemocratic
CA
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