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AB-191: Assault weapon definitions: Olympic and Paralympic competition

Signed into law. See the bill page for its effective date.

AB 191 amends Penal Code section 30515 with provisions for Olympic and Paralympic competition firearms. The chaptered text and exact effective date are still being confirmed against the official record, so details on this page may be updated after verification.

Status: Signed · No dated action on record

Last recorded action

Chaptered — Stats. 2026, ch. 354

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Counsel review pending · Informational only, not legal advice

Where it stands

How this affects Californians

Draft explainer

Parents and minors · No direct effect on most people

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.

Right now: Signed into law. See the bill page for its effective date.

Informational only, not legal advice. Grounded in the bill's official digest.

Recorded actions

  1. : Effective. Effective

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