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SB-649: Firearms: silencers.
Did not advance this session. Current law is unchanged.
The 2025-2026 regular legislative session adjourned sine die on August 31, 2026, so this bill did not advance. The 2027-2028 regular session convenes in December 2026.
An act to amend Section 22949.61 of the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Sections 1203, 18005, 30515, 33410, and 33415 of, and to amend and renumber Section 17210 of, the Penal Code, relating to firearms.
Status: Dead (sine die) · As of
Last recorded action ·
Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Counsel review pending · Informational only, not legal advice
Where it stands
- Sponsor: Marie Alvarado-Gil
How this affects Californians
Draft explainer
No direct effect on most people
Would replace the term silencer with suppressor throughout these provisions. A terminology change; possession would remain a felony with the same narrow exemptions.
Right now: Did not advance this session. Current law is unchanged.
Informational only, not legal advice. Grounded in the bill's official digest.
Sources
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