Legislation tracker

California bills

Firearm-related legislation moving through Sacramento this session, each bill with where it stands and what it would change, in plain English.

Tracked against the official record at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Informational only, not legal advice.

Session adjourned

California’s 2025-2026 regular legislative session adjourned sine die on August 31, 2026. Bills that had not passed by then did not advance. The 2027-2028 regular session convenes in December 2026.

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AB 1127 Handgun roster Purchase & transfers Carry / CCW Ammunition Storage Assault weapons Taxes & fees

Synced daily from the official record · last change Aug 17, 2026

Ordered by most recent action.

18 bills found

AB-191MEDIUMSigned

Assault weapon definitions: Olympic and Paralympic competition

A 2028 Olympics act. It temporarily exempts minors in sanctioned Olympic and Paralympic shooting events from the minor possession ban and eases some ammunition vendor rules for them. Until January 1, 2029, Paralympic target pistols join the Olympic pistol exclusion from the assault weapon and unsafe handgun definitions.

Last action · Chaptered: Stats. 2026, ch. 354

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SB-452MEDIUMSigned

Microstamping: standalone certification regime

Sets up a standalone microstamping regime. From January 1, 2028, if DOJ determines the technology is available, licensed dealers may not sell a semiautomatic pistol unless it is verified as microstamping enabled. Also removes microstamping from the unsafe handgun definition itself.

Last action · Chaptered: Stats. 2023, ch. 253

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AB-458MEDIUMInactive file

Public contracts: firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories.

Would direct the Department of General Services to develop model guidelines by July 2027 for how state agencies procure firearms, ammunition, and accessories. A state purchasing process change.

Last action Aug 17, 2026 · Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Ashby.

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Catherine Stefani

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AB-1810MEDIUMStatus unverified

Firearms: dealer centralized list.

Would require DOJ to remove dealers from its centralized list for unremedied inspection violations, with fines and a 2-year bar on relisting, and to inspect yearly the 10 dealer locations with the highest percentage of recovered crime guns. Annual fee increases would be capped at 15 percent.

Last action Aug 13, 2026 · In committee: Held under submission.

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Marc Berman, Catherine Stefani

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AJR-30MEDIUMDead (sine die)

Ending gun violence in the United States.

A proposed resolution that would state a position on gun violence and call on Congress to act. Resolutions do not change any California law.

Last action May 12, 2026 · From printer.

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Tina McKinnor, Mia Bonta, Jesse Arreguín

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AB-1955HIGHDead (sine die)

Crimes: firearm enhancements.

Would bar applying firearm sentence enhancements to a peace officer unless the use or discharge fell outside the course of employment, and would put that burden of proof on the prosecution.

Last action Mar 18, 2026 · In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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Juan Alanis

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AB-1589MEDIUMDead (sine die)

Firearms: silencers.

Would exempt level I reserve peace officers from the silencer possession ban when on duty and authorized by their agency. For everyone else nothing would change; possession remains a felony.

Last action May 27, 2026 · Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Chen.

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Phillip Chen

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AB-132MEDIUMStatus unverified

Taxation.

A broad budget tax bill. Its firearm piece would treat the in-state dealer who delivers an out-of-state retailer’s order as the retailer under the state firearm and ammunition excise tax. Most of the act is unrelated taxation.

Last action Jul 2, 2025 · Re-referred to Com. on B. & F. R.

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Committee on Budget

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SB-15MEDIUMDead (sine die)

Firearms.

Would require DOJ to inspect yearly the 10 dealer locations with the highest percentage of sales later recovered as crime guns, keep record sampling at a minimum of 25 percent, allow periodic inspection fee increases, and require dealer inventory records from 2028.

Last action Feb 2, 2026 · Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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Catherine Blakespear, Monique Limón, Rubio

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AB-1231MEDIUMStatus unverified

Criminal procedure: Safer Communities Through Opportunities Act.

Would let courts grant pretrial diversion on some felony charges, with public safety findings required. A criminal procedure change; it does not change any firearm purchase, carry, or possession rule directly.

Last action Sep 13, 2025 · Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Elhawary.

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Sade Elhawary, Josh Lowenthal, Tina McKinnor, Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

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SB-320MEDIUMDead (sine die)

Firearms: California Do Not Sell List.

Would create a voluntary California Do Not Sell List by November 2027. A person could add their own name through a sheriff or police department to block their own firearm purchases while listed, and later remove it.

Last action Feb 2, 2026 · Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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Monique Limón, Akilah Weber Pierson

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AB-160MEDIUMInactive file

Background checks.

Despite the name, this is a licensing bill about fingerprint background checks for physicians and other state licensees. It does not change any firearm purchase background check.

Last action Sep 13, 2025 · Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Grayson.

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Committee on Budget

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SB-248MEDIUMStatus unverified

Firearms: information to new owners.

Would have DOJ mail every firearm purchaser a letter within 10 days, starting July 1, 2027, with ownership information such as how to transfer or relinquish a firearm and gun violence restraining order resources.

Last action Aug 29, 2025 · August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

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Rubio, Catherine Blakespear, Nick Schultz

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AB-824HIGHStatus unverified

Protective orders: firearms and ammunition.

Would make explicit that a person under a protective order must relinquish ammunition along with firearms in their immediate possession, and would add a notice on petition forms that parties and witnesses may appear remotely at no charge.

Last action Aug 29, 2025 · In committee: Held under submission.

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Catherine Stefani, Sabrina Cervantes

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SB-1203MEDIUMDead (sine die)

Private security services: firearm discharge report.

Would raise training for proprietary private security officers to 42 hours from 2029, including arrest and use of force coursework through classroom instruction. It affects security employers and officers, not general gun owners.

Last action Mar 4, 2026 · Referred to Com. on RLS.

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Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

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SB-93MEDIUMDead (sine die)

Weapons: robotic devices.

Would prohibit operating a robotic device equipped with a weapon, as an infraction with fines from $100 to $2,000, with exemptions for government work and authorized research, testing, and manufacturing.

Last action Feb 2, 2026 · Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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Akilah Weber Pierson

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SB-649MEDIUMDead (sine die)

Firearms: silencers.

Would replace the term silencer with suppressor throughout these provisions. A terminology change; possession would remain a felony with the same narrow exemptions.

Last action Feb 2, 2026 · Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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Marie Alvarado-Gil

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AB-879MEDIUMStatus unverified

Firearms: unsafe handguns.

Would let a county probation department peace officer qualify to use an unsafe handgun as a service weapon through the POST firearm training module, dropping the pre-2021 completion cutoff. A law enforcement exemption detail; roster rules for private buyers are untouched.

Last action Aug 29, 2025 · In committee: Held under submission.

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Joe Patterson

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California bills

Assault weapon definitions: Olympic and Paralympic competition

Microstamping: standalone certification regime

Public contracts: firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories.

Firearms: dealer centralized list.

Ending gun violence in the United States.

Crimes: firearm enhancements.

Firearms: silencers.

Taxation.

Firearms.

Criminal procedure: Safer Communities Through Opportunities Act.

Firearms: California Do Not Sell List.

Background checks.

Firearms: information to new owners.

Protective orders: firearms and ammunition.

Private security services: firearm discharge report.

Weapons: robotic devices.

Firearms: silencers.

Firearms: unsafe handguns.

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