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AB-1263: Unserialized firearms and digital manufacturing code
Signed into law. See the bill page for its effective date.
Effective January 1, 2026, AB 1263 expands liability concerning unlawful manufacture and digital firearm manufacturing code. It adds seller duties for specified accessories, manufacturing machines and unattached barrels, including notice, purchaser acknowledgment, and age and identity verification. Current challenges, if any, require separate docket review.
Status: Signed · As of
Last recorded action ·
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 636, Statutes of 2025.
Counsel review pending · Informational only, not legal advice
Where it stands
- Effective:
- Sponsor: Mike Gipson, Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, Ash Kalra, Nick Schultz, Catherine Stefani
How this affects Californians
Draft explainer
Gun owners · Manufacturers
Makes it a misdemeanor to knowingly cause or help someone unlawfully manufacture firearms. Specified convictions on or after January 1, 2026 bring a 10-year ban on owning, purchasing, or receiving firearms. Sellers of unattached barrels and manufacturing machines must notify buyers that specified conduct is generally a crime.
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
- : Effective. Effective
Sources
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