Timeline
- Oct 3, 2026In effect
Status as of Oct 3, 2026: in effect, unenjoined
As of Oct 3, 2026, AB 1127 remains in effect and unenjoined. No court has blocked the dealer-sale restriction, which has been operative since July 1, 2026; PPTs of affected models continue to be exempt.
- Aug 24, 2026Denied
Renna v. Bonta: AB 1127 claim not added
The court denied the plaintiffs’ motion to add a supplemental claim challenging AB 1127, and denied the related preliminary-injunction motion as moot (Dkt 112). AB 1127 was not reached on the merits in that case.
Case page: docket chronology and what it could change - Jul 9, 2026Denied
United States v. California: TRO denied
The court denied the United States’ application for a temporary restraining order (Dkt 26) and permitted a noticed preliminary-injunction motion to proceed on a regular schedule. The restriction stayed in force.
- Jul 4, 2026In effect
No injunction reported
As of July 4, 2026, there is no reported court order blocking AB 1127. The dealer-sale restriction remains in effect statewide as of that date; PPTs of affected models continue to be exempt.
- Jul 1, 2026Filed
United States v. California filed
The United States filed suit in the Central District of California challenging AB 1127.
- Jul 1, 2026Pending
Challenges signaled
Second Amendment organizations have publicly signaled constitutional challenges to the design-based restriction. As of this writing no injunction motion has been reported as granted. We will add specific filings here as they surface on the docket.
- Jul 1, 2026In effect
AB 1127 takes effect
The cruciform-trigger-bar dealer-sale restriction became operative. Licensed California dealers stopped selling affected models new from inventory on this date.
- Oct 1, 2025Filed
Signed into law
AB 1127 was signed into law in October 2025, with the dealer-sale restriction set to become operative on July 1, 2026.
What would change if it's enjoined
If a court blocks AB 1127
A preliminary injunction would pause enforcement of the dealer-sale restriction; affected models could, in principle, return to dealer counters (still subject to every other roster and DROS rule). It would not retroactively unwind anything, and it could be stayed on appeal within days.
The PPT path doesn't depend on the outcome either way: it's exempt now and would stay exempt. An injunction only ever adds the dealer path back.
Watch items
Two separate clocks can change this picture. Track both; an alert below covers either.
- The injunction question. A granted or denied injunction motion is the fastest way the dealer-sale rule flips. Newest ruling lands at the top of the timeline above.
- The microstamping cliff. The roster's viability determinations run 2026–2028 and could tighten semiauto rules regardless of how AB 1127 resolves; see the re-roster window.
We'll email only when the law moves: an injunction, a new deadline, or a change to what dealers can sell.