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Home/Bills/AB 1589California · 2025–2026 Regular Session
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AB 1589: Firearms: silencers.

California · Assembly · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified June 8, 2026

What AB 1589 does, verified June 8, 2026

<p>This bill aims to amend the California Penal Code to exempt specified individuals from the prohibition on possessing silencers. The existing law already allows certain peace officers, military, or naval personnel to possess silencers when on duty and authorized to do so. This bill further extends this exemption to include level I reserve peace officers.</p>

Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Chen. (2026-05-27)Alert me
Recent actions7 total · showing 5
May. 27, 2026Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Chen.
May. 20, 2026Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5166.)
Mar. 05, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Mar. 04, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 3).
Feb. 02, 2026Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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