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SB 191: 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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| Aug. 30, 2026 | (Ayes 56. Noes 19. Page 6855.) |
| Aug. 30, 2026 | Ordered to third reading. |
| Aug. 30, 2026 | Withdrawn from committee pursuant to Asssembly Rule 96. |
| Aug. 28, 2026 | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. |
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| Amended IN Assembly August 28, 2026 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 191
| Introduced by Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review |
January 23, 2025 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 191, as amended, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review. Budget Act of 2025. 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
(1) Existing law, the State Athletic Commission Act, establishes in the Department of Consumer Affairs the State Athletic Commission with prescribed licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions relating to boxing, wrestling, and martial arts. The act prohibits an event from taking place without the prior approval of the commission.
This bill, for a specified period, would exempt any contests conducted under the supervision or control of an entity authorized by the International Olympic Committee or the International Paralympic Committee from the above provisions.
(2) Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission within the Department of General Services. Existing law requires the commission to approve and adopt building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code. Existing law requires the commission to publish, or cause to be published, editions of the code in its entirety once every 3 years. Existing law requires the responsibility for the enforcement and administration of building standards to remain in the state or local agency, as specified.
This bill would, until January 1, 2029, require temporary structures, as defined, including tents, membrane structures, and temporary special event structures, for any facility or venue deemed necessary by the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028 (Olympic Organizing Committee) to be governed by the 2025 edition of the California Building Standards Code, and would exempt these structures from all local amendments to that code. The bill would authorize the local building and fire code officials to approve installation of these structures for specified periods of time if certain requirements are met, as applicable.
The bill would require the State Fire Marshal to establish a task group, as provided, to review requests from the Olympic Organizing Committee for alternate means of protection for fire and panic safety, and to issue a written recommendation to the applicable enforcing agency for each request. The bill would authorize the aggregate area limitations and separation requirements applicable to the structures described above to be modified through an alternate means of protection reviewed by the task group and approved by the applicable local building or fire code official, as provided. The bill would require a local enforcing agency that deviates from the task group’s written recommendations to provide the applicant and the task group with specified information, including an explanation of why the departure is necessary to provide an equivalent level of protection for fire and panic safety.
By increasing the duties of local officials relating to approving the installation of structures for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
(3) Existing law prohibits a minor from possessing any firearm and makes a violation of this prohibition is a crime. Existing law exempts from this prohibition a minor who is accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or a responsible adult, as specified, among other circumstances.
This bill, for a specified period, would also exempt from this prohibition a minor who is actively engaged in, or is going to or from, any event conducted under the supervision or control of an entity authorized by the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, International Shooting Sport Federation, or World Shooting Para Sport.
(4) Existing law prohibits an ammunition vendor from selling or otherwise transferring ownership of any ammunition without, at the time of delivery, legibly recording specified information and makes a violation of this prohibition a crime. Existing law requires an ammunition vendor to verify with the Department of Justice that a purchaser is authorized to purchase ammunition. Existing law exempts these provisions from a sale or other transfer of ownership of ammunition by ammunition vendors to, among other people, a gunsmith and a wholesaler.
This bill, for a specified period, would also exempt from these provisions sales or transfers of ownership of ammunition by ammunition vendors to any competitor of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, who presents an accredited credential issued by, and will participate in any competitive or training event that utilizes firearms and is conducted under the supervision or control of an entity authorized by, the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, International Shooting Sport Federation, or World Shooting Para Sport, as specified.
(5) Existing law prohibits the sale of ammunition to persons under 18 years of age, and prohibits the sale of specified ammunition to persons under 21 years of age. Existing law makes a violation of these prohibitions a crime.
This bill, for a specified period, would exempt from these prohibitions a transaction, sale, or transfer of ammunition between an ammunition vendor and any competitor of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games who presents an accredited credential issued by, and will participate in any competitive or training event that utilizes firearms and is conducted under the supervision or control of an entity authorized by, the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, International Shooting Sport Federation, or World Shooting Para Sport, as specified.
(6) Existing law makes it a crime to manufacture an assault weapon or unsafe handgun, except as specified. For these purposes, existing law defines an assault weapon to mean certain semiautomatic firearms, including specified rifles, pistols, and shotguns and defines an unsafe handgun as any pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person, as specified. Existing law excludes from these definitions pistols that are designed expressly for use in Olympic target shooting events and are sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee and by USA Shooting, as specified. Existing law requires the Department of Justice to create a program to exempt new models of competitive pistols from being classified as an assault weapon or unsafe handgun.
This bill, until January 1, 2029, would also exclude pistols used in Paralympic target shooting events and sanctioned by the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028 and the International Paralympic Committee from the definition of assault weapon and unsafe handgun. By June 30, 2028, the bill would require the department, in coordination with the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028, to supplement the list of exempted competitive pistols anticipated to be used in the 2028 Olympic or Paralympic Games, as specified. The bill would make an appropriation of $100,000 to the Department of Justice for administrative costs related to the administration of the above-described provisions.
(7) The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws, including numerous motion picture credits, to be allocated by the California Film Commission in differing amounts equal to specified percentages of the qualified expenditures of a qualified motion picture in this state. Existing law allows a credit to a qualified taxpayer for specified percentages of the qualified expenditures for the production of a qualified motion picture produced in the state at a certified studio construction project, defined to include the construction or renovation of one or more soundstages located in the state.
This bill would provide that a qualified motion picture filmed on a soundstage that is, or is part of, a certified studio construction project, leased by a qualified taxpayer on or before September 1, 2026, for the purposes of filming a qualified motion picture, that subsequently became unavailable for filming because that soundstage was subleased to an organization directly associated with the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as determined by the California Film Commission, is deemed to be filmed at a certified studio construction project, as specified, if the filming occurs at a qualified alternative soundstage, as defined.
(8) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the 2028 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
(9) Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest.
This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
(10) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
(11) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2025.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 18657 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:18657.
(a) This chapter shall not apply to any contests conducted under the supervision or control of an entity authorized by the International Olympic Committee or the International Paralympic Committee.(b) This section shall become inoperative upon the later of December 31, 2028, or the conclusion of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and, as of January 1, 2029, is repealed.
SEC. 2.
Section 18941.19 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:18941.19.
(a) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:(1) “Periodic inspections” means additional and follow-up inspections described in subsections 1 and 2 of Section 3103.1.1 of Chapter 31 of the 2025 edition of the California Building Code (Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations).
(2) “Temporary structure” has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 202 of Chapter 2 of the 2025 edition of the California Building Code (Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations).
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, for any facility or venue deemed necessary by the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028, all of the following shall apply:
(1) Temporary structures, including, but not limited to, tents, membrane structures, and temporary special event structures shall be governed by the 2025 edition of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), and shall be exempt from all local amendments to the California Building Standards Code.
(2) Temporary structures, other than tents, membrane structures, and temporary special event structures, may be approved by the local building and fire code officials for installation for a total period not exceeding 360 days. The local building and fire code officials may approve an extended period of installation exceeding 360 days but not exceeding 540 days if the extension is necessary to support activities related to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the structure remains in compliance with all applicable requirements of the 2025 edition of the California Building Standards Code and all conditions of approval. Periodic inspections shall be conducted by the local building and fire code officials throughout the extended period to verify continued compliance with the 2025 edition of the California Building Standards Code and all conditions of approval.
(3) (A) Tents and membrane structures complying with the 2025 edition of the California Fire Code (Part 9 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), may be approved by the local fire code official for installation for a total period not exceeding 180 days. The local fire code official may approve an extended period of installation exceeding 180 days but not exceeding 360 days if the extension is necessary to support activities related to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The tent or membrane structure shall remain in compliance with all applicable requirements of the 2025 edition of the California Fire Code and all conditions of approval. Periodic inspections shall be conducted by the local fire code official throughout the extended period to verify continued compliance with the 2025 edition of the California Fire Code and all applicable conditions of approval.
(B) As an alternative to subparagraph (A), a tent or membrane structure that complies with the applicable requirements of the 2025 edition of the California Building Code (Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) may be approved by the local building and fire code officials for installation for a total period not exceeding 360 days. The local building and fire code officials may approve an extended period of installation exceeding 360 days but not exceeding 540 days if the extension is necessary to support activities related to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The tent or membrane structure shall remain in compliance with all applicable requirements of the 2025 edition of the California Building Code and all conditions of approval. Periodic inspections shall be conducted by the local building and fire code officials throughout the extended period to verify continued compliance with the 2025 edition of the California Building Code and all applicable conditions of approval.
(4) (A) A temporary special event structure installed for a period not exceeding six consecutive weeks shall comply with the applicable requirements of the 2025 edition of the California Fire Code.
(B) A temporary special event structure that is proposed for installation for a period exceeding six consecutive weeks shall comply with all applicable requirements of the 2025 edition of the California Building Code and all other applicable requirements of the 2025 edition of the California Building Standards Code. The structure shall be reviewed and approved as a temporary structure pursuant to paragraph (2) and may remain installed only for the periods authorized by that subdivision. Periodic inspections shall be conducted by the local building and fire code officials throughout the period of installation.
(c) The State Fire Marshal shall establish a task group to review requests from the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028 for alternate means of protection for fire and panic safety and to issue a written recommendation to the applicable enforcing agency for each request.
(1) The task group shall include the following representatives:
(A) Representatives from the fire department of each jurisdiction that contains at least one venue that will be utilized in the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games as identified by the State Fire Marshal.
(B) A representative of the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028.
(C) Any other appropriate representatives, as determined by the State Fire Marshal.
(2) The chairperson of the task group shall be the State Fire Marshal or their designee.
(3) The task group shall not be considered a state body pursuant to Section 11121 of the Government Code and shall not be subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(d) (1) The aggregate area limitations and separation requirements applicable to temporary structures, including, but not limited to, tents, membrane structures, and temporary special event structures, may be modified only through an alternate means of protection reviewed by the task group and approved by the applicable local building or fire code official. Each alternate means of protection approval shall be site specific and shall establish a maximum aggregate area, approved configuration or grouping of structures, minimum separation distances, and applicable conditions to address fire and life safety risks.
(2) The request for an alternate means of protection shall include a site-specific fire hazard analysis. The analysis shall evaluate the following:
(A) Consequences of potential fire outcomes, including fire spread within and between groupings of structures.
(B) Effects on occupants and required means of egress.
(C) Impacts on fire apparatus access and firefighting operations.
(D) Adequacy of the proposed fire protection features to limit the impacts of fire spread.
(e) If the local enforcing agency deviates from the task group’s written recommendation, the enforcing agency shall provide the applicant and the task group with written findings identifying the portions of the recommendation from which it is departing, the site-specific conditions supporting the departure, and an explanation of why the departure is necessary to provide an equivalent level of protection for fire and panic safety at the facility or venue.
(f) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 3.
Section 29615.1 is added to the Penal Code, to read:29615.1.
(a) Section 29610 shall not apply to a minor if all of the following are met:(1) The minor is actively engaged in, or is going to or from, any event conducted under the supervision or control of an entity authorized by the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, International Shooting Sport Federation, or World Shooting Para Sport.
(2) The minor is accompanied by a responsible adult. The responsible adult shall be one of the following:
(A) A team official who is responsible for the minor’s participation in any event described in paragraph (1).
(B) A member of the minor’s applicable National Olympic Committee or National Paralympic Committee.
(C) A legal representative of the minor.
(3) The minor is a competitor who will participate in any competitive or training event that utilizes firearms and is conducted under the supervision or control of an entity authorized by the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, International Shooting Sport Federation, or World Shooting Para Sport.
(4) The minor has and is able to present an accredited credential issued by the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, International Shooting Sport Federation, or World Shooting Para Sport.
(5) The firearm is for use in a competitive or training event that utilizes firearms and is conducted under the supervision or control of an entity authorized by the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, International Shooting Sport Federation, or World Shooting Para Sport.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2027, and shall become inoperative upon the later of October 1, 2028, or the conclusion of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and, as of January 1, 2029, is repealed.
SEC. 4.
Section 30300.1 is added to the Penal Code, to read:30300.1.
(a) Section 30300 shall not apply to any transaction, sale, or transfer of ammunition between an ammunition vendor, as defined in Section 16151, and any competitor of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games if all of the following are met:(1) A competitor presents an accredited credential issued by the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, International Shooting Sport Federation, or World Shooting Para Sport.
(2) A competitor will participate in any competitive or training event that utilizes firearms and is conducted under the supervision or control of an entity authorized by the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, International Shooting Sport Federation, or World Shooting Para Sport.
(3) The competitor is accompanied by a responsible adult. The responsible adult shall be one of the following:
(A) A team official who is responsible for the competitor’s participation in any event described in paragraph (2).
(B) A member of the competitor’s applicable National Olympic Committee or National Paralympic Committee.
(C) A legal representative of the competitor.
(4) An ammunition vendor requires bona fide evidence of identity, as defined in Section 16300, a foreign passport, or other travel document used to enter the United States of the competitor and the accredited credential of the entity described in paragraph (1) to verify that the person, who is receiving delivery of the ammunition, is the individual described in this section.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2027, and shall become inoperative upon the later of October 1, 2028, or the conclusion of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and, as of January 1, 2029, is repealed.
SEC. 5.
Section 30352.1 is added to the Penal Code, to read:30352.1.
(a) Subdivisions (a), (c), and (d) of Section 30352 shall not apply to sales or other transfers of ownership of ammunition by ammunition vendors to any competitor of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games as follows, if properly identified:(1) The competitor presents an accredited credential issued by the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, International Shooting Sport Federation, or World Shooting Para Sport.
(2) The competitor will participate in any competitive or training event that utilizes firearms and is conducted under the supervision or control of an entity authorized by the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, International Shooting Sport Federation, or World Shooting Para Sport.
(b) Prior to delivering ammunition under this section, an ammunition vendor shall require bona fide evidence of identity, as defined in Section 16300, a foreign passport, or other travel document used to enter the United States to verify that the person who is receiving delivery of the ammunition is a person listed in subdivision (a).
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2027, and shall become inoperative upon the later of October 1, 2028, or the conclusion of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and, as of January 1, 2029, is repealed.
SEC. 6.
Section 30515 of the Penal Code is amended to read:30515.
(a) Notwithstanding Section 30510, “assault weapon” also means any of the following:(1) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that does not have a fixed magazine but has any one of the following:
(A) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon.
(B) A thumbhole stock.
(C) A folding or telescoping stock.
(D) A grenade launcher or flare launcher.
(E) A flash suppressor.
(F) A forward pistol grip.
(2) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.
(3) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has an overall length of less than 30 inches.
(4) A semiautomatic pistol that does not have a fixed magazine but has any one of the following:
(A) A threaded barrel, capable of accepting a flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer.
(B) A second handgrip.
(C) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel that allows the bearer to fire the weapon without burning the bearer’s hand, except a slide that encloses the barrel.
(D) The capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip.
(5) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.
(6) A semiautomatic shotgun that has both of the following:
(A) A folding or telescoping stock.
(B) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon, thumbhole stock, or vertical handgrip.
(7) A semiautomatic shotgun that does not have a fixed magazine.
(8) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
(9) A semiautomatic centerfire firearm that is not a rifle, pistol, or shotgun, that does not have a fixed magazine, but that has any one of the following:
(A) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon.
(B) A thumbhole stock.
(C) A folding or telescoping stock.
(D) A grenade launcher or flare launcher.
(E) A flash suppressor.
(F) A forward pistol grip.
(G) A threaded barrel, capable of accepting a flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer.
(H) A second handgrip.
(I) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel that allows the bearer to fire the weapon without burning the bearer’s hand, except a slide that encloses the barrel.
(J) The capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip.
(10) A semiautomatic centerfire firearm that is not a rifle, pistol, or shotgun, that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.
(11) A semiautomatic centerfire firearm that is not a rifle, pistol, or shotgun, that has an overall length of less than 30 inches.
(b) For purposes of this section, “fixed magazine” means an ammunition feeding device contained in, or permanently attached to, a firearm in such a manner that the device cannot be removed without disassembly of the firearm action.
(c) The Legislature finds a significant public purpose in exempting from the definition of “assault weapon” pistols that are designed expressly for use in Olympic or Paralympic target shooting events. Therefore, those pistols that are sanctioned by the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028, the International Olympic Committee and Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, or by USA Shooting, the national governing body for international shooting competition in the United States, and that were used for Olympic target shooting purposes as of January 1, 2001, and that would otherwise fall within the definition of “assault weapon” pursuant to this section are exempt, as provided in subdivision (d).
(d) “Assault weapon” does not include either of the following:
(1) Any antique firearm.
(2) Any of the following pistols, because they are consistent with the significant public purpose expressed in subdivision (c):
| MANUFACTURER | MODEL | CALIBER |
| BENELLI | MP90 | .22LR |
| BENELLI | MP90 | .32 S&W LONG |
| BENELLI | MP95 | .22LR |
| BENELLI | MP95 | .32 S&W LONG |
| HAMMERLI | 280 | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | 280 | .32 S&W LONG |
| HAMMERLI | SP20 | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | SP20 | .32 S&W LONG |
| PARDINI | GPO | .22 SHORT |
| PARDINI | GP-SCHUMANN | .22 SHORT |
| PARDINI | HP | .32 S&W LONG |
| PARDINI | MP | .32 S&W LONG |
| PARDINI | SP | .22LR |
| PARDINI | SPE | .22LR |
| WALTHER | GSP | .22LR |
| WALTHER | GSP | .32 S&W LONG |
| WALTHER | OSP | .22 SHORT |
| WALTHER | OSP-2000 | .22 SHORT |
(3) The Department of Justice shall create a program that is consistent with the purposes stated in subdivision (c) to exempt new models of competitive pistols that would otherwise fall within the definition of “assault weapon” pursuant to this section from being classified as an assault weapon. The exempt competitive pistols may be based on recommendations by USA Shooting consistent with the regulations contained in the USA Shooting Official Rules or may be based on the recommendation or rules of any other organization that the department deems relevant.
(4) (A) By June 30, 2028, the Department of Justice shall supplement the list of exempted pistols described in paragraph (3) to exempt new models of pistols anticipated to be utilized in the 2028 Olympic or Paralympic Games.
(B) The department shall supplement the list of exempted pistols pursuant to subparagraph (A) in coordination with, and promptly after receipt of any sufficient recommendation from, the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028. The Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028 shall provide any sufficient recommendations to the department by June 19, 2028.
(C) Neither subparagraph (A) nor subparagraph (B) divest the Department of Justice of its independent authority to evaluate or render a decision regarding any sufficient recommendation submitted by the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028. To the extent that it does not conflict with the other provisions of this section, a sufficient recommendation may be approved, and the list of exempted pistols described in paragraph (3) may be appropriately updated.
(5) For the purposes of paragraph (4), a sufficient recommendation shall include all of the following:
(A) Be signed and dated by either the chief executive officer or chief operating officer of the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028.
(B) Specify the make, model, and caliber of the pistol.
(C) Include a statement that the pistol is sanctioned by the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028, the International Olympic Committee, or the International Paralympic Committee for use in an Olympic or Paralympic target shooting competition.
(D) Include a statement that the pistol is or will be used for Olympic or Paralympic target shooting purposes.
(e) Regulations adopted to implement paragraphs (4) and (5) of subdivision (d) are emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law to be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare.
(e)
(f) The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 7.
Section 30515 is added to the Penal Code, to read:30515.
(a) Notwithstanding Section 30510, “assault weapon” also means any of the following:(1) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that does not have a fixed magazine but has any one of the following:
(A) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon.
(B) A thumbhole stock.
(C) A folding or telescoping stock.
(D) A grenade launcher or flare launcher.
(E) A flash suppressor.
(F) A forward pistol grip.
(2) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.
(3) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has an overall length of less than 30 inches.
(4) A semiautomatic pistol that does not have a fixed magazine but has any one of the following:
(A) A threaded barrel, capable of accepting a flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer.
(B) A second handgrip.
(C) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel that allows the bearer to fire the weapon without burning the bearer’s hand, except a slide that encloses the barrel.
(D) The capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip.
(5) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.
(6) A semiautomatic shotgun that has both of the following:
(A) A folding or telescoping stock.
(B) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon, thumbhole stock, or vertical handgrip.
(7) A semiautomatic shotgun that does not have a fixed magazine.
(8) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
(9) A semiautomatic centerfire firearm that is not a rifle, pistol, or shotgun, that does not have a fixed magazine, but that has any one of the following:
(A) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon.
(B) A thumbhole stock.
(C) A folding or telescoping stock.
(D) A grenade launcher or flare launcher.
(E) A flash suppressor.
(F) A forward pistol grip.
(G) A threaded barrel, capable of accepting a flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer.
(H) A second handgrip.
(I) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel that allows the bearer to fire the weapon without burning the bearer’s hand, except a slide that encloses the barrel.
(J) The capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip.
(10) A semiautomatic centerfire firearm that is not a rifle, pistol, or shotgun, that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.
(11) A semiautomatic centerfire firearm that is not a rifle, pistol, or shotgun, that has an overall length of less than 30 inches.
(b) For purposes of this section, “fixed magazine” means an ammunition feeding device contained in, or permanently attached to, a firearm in such a manner that the device cannot be removed without disassembly of the firearm action.
(c) The Legislature finds a significant public purpose in exempting from the definition of “assault weapon” pistols that are designed expressly for use in Olympic or Paralympic target shooting events. Therefore, those pistols that are sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, or by USA Shooting, the national governing body for international shooting competition in the United States, and that would otherwise fall within the definition of “assault weapon” pursuant to this section are exempt, as provided in subdivision (d).
(d) “Assault weapon” does not include either of the following:
(1) Any antique firearm.
(2) Any of the following pistols, because they are consistent with the significant public purpose expressed in subdivision (c):
| MANUFACTURER | MODEL | CALIBER |
| BENELLI | MP90 | .22LR |
| BENELLI | MP90 | .32 S&W LONG |
| BENELLI | MP95 | .22LR |
| BENELLI | MP95 | .32 S&W LONG |
| HAMMERLI | 280 | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | 280 | .32 S&W LONG |
| HAMMERLI | SP20 | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | SP20 | .32 S&W LONG |
| PARDINI | GPO | .22 SHORT |
| PARDINI | GP-SCHUMANN | .22 SHORT |
| PARDINI | HP | .32 S&W LONG |
| PARDINI | MP | .32 S&W LONG |
| PARDINI | SP | .22LR |
| PARDINI | SPE | .22LR |
| WALTHER | GSP | .22LR |
| WALTHER | GSP | .32 S&W LONG |
| WALTHER | OSP | .22 SHORT |
| WALTHER | OSP-2000 | .22 SHORT |
(3) The Department of Justice shall create a program that is consistent with the purposes stated in subdivision (c) to exempt new models of competitive pistols that would otherwise fall within the definition of “assault weapon” pursuant to this section from being classified as an assault weapon. The exempt competitive pistols may be based on recommendations by USA Shooting consistent with the regulations contained in the USA Shooting Official Rules or may be based on the recommendation or rules of any other organization that the department deems relevant.
(e) The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2029.
SEC. 8.
Section 32105 of the Penal Code is amended to read:32105.
(a) The Legislature finds a significant public purpose in exempting pistols that are designed expressly for use in Olympic or Paralympic target shooting events. Therefore, those pistols that are sanctioned by the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028, the International Olympic(b) Article 4 (commencing with Section 31900) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 32000) shall not apply to any of the following pistols, because they are consistent with the significant public purpose expressed in subdivision (a):
| MANUFACTURER | MODEL | CALIBER |
| ANSCHUTZ | FP | .22LR |
| BENELLI | MP90 | .22LR |
| BENELLI | MP90 | .32 S&W LONG |
| BENELLI | MP95 | .22LR |
| BENELLI | MP95 | .32 S&W LONG |
| DRULOV | FP | .22LR |
| GREEN | ELECTROARM | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | 100 | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | 101 | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | 102 | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | 162 | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | 280 | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | 280 | .32 S&W LONG |
| HAMMERLI | FP10 | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | MP33 | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | SP20 | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | SP20 | .32 S&W LONG |
| MORINI | CM102E | .22LR |
| MORINI | 22M | .22LR |
| MORINI | 32M | .32 S&W LONG |
| MORINI | CM80 | .22LR |
| PARDINI | GP | .22 SHORT |
| PARDINI | GPO | .22 SHORT |
| PARDINI | GP-SCHUMANN | .22 SHORT |
| PARDINI | HP | .32 S&W LONG |
| PARDINI | K22 | .22LR |
| PARDINI | MP | .32 S&W LONG |
| PARDINI | PGP75 | .22LR |
| PARDINI | SP | .22LR |
| PARDINI | SPE | .22LR |
| SAKO | FINMASTER | .22LR |
| STEYR | FP | .22LR |
| VOSTOK | IZH NO. 1 | .22LR |
| VOSTOK | MU55 | .22LR |
| VOSTOK | TOZ35 | .22LR |
| WALTHER | FP | .22LR |
| WALTHER | GSP | .22LR |
| WALTHER | GSP | .32 S&W LONG |
| WALTHER | OSP | .22 SHORT |
| WALTHER | OSP-2000 | .22 SHORT |
(c) The department shall create a program that is consistent with the purpose stated in subdivision (a) to exempt new models of competitive firearms pistols from Article 4 (commencing with Section 31900) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 32000). The exempt competitive firearms pistols may be based on recommendations by USA Shooting consistent with the regulations contained in the USA Shooting Official Rules or may be based on the recommendation or rules of any other organization that the department deems relevant.
(d) (1) By June 30, 2028, the Department of Justice shall supplement the list of exempted pistols in subdivision (c) to exempt new models of pistols anticipated to be utilized in the 2028 Olympic or Paralympic Games.
(2) The department shall supplement the list of exempted pistols pursuant to paragraph (1) in coordination with, and promptly after receipt of any sufficient recommendation from, the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028. The Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028 shall provide any sufficient recommendations to the department by June 19, 2028.
(3) Neither paragraph (1) nor paragraph (2) divest the Department of Justice of its independent authority to evaluate or render a decision regarding any sufficient recommendation submitted by the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028. To the extent that it does not conflict with the other provisions of this section, a sufficient recommendation may be approved, and the list of exempted pistols described in subdivision (c) may be appropriately updated.
(e) For the purposes of subdivision (d), a sufficient recommendation shall include all of the following:
(1) Be signed and dated by either the chief executive officer or chief operating officer of the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028.
(2) Specify the make, model, and caliber of the pistol.
(3) Include a statement that the pistol is sanctioned by the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028, the International Olympic Committee, or the International Paralympic Committee in an Olympic or Paralympic target shooting competition.
(4) Include a statement that the pistol is or will be used for Olympic or Paralympic target shooting purposes.
(f) Regulations adopted to implement subdivisions (d) or (e) are emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law to be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare.
(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 9.
Section 32105 is added to the Penal Code, to read:32105.
(a) The Legislature finds a significant public purpose in exempting pistols that are designed expressly for use in Olympic or Paralympic target shooting events. Therefore, those pistols that are sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, or by USA Shooting, the national governing body for international shooting competition in the United States, and that fall within the definition of “unsafe handgun” pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 31910 shall be exempt, as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c).(b) Article 4 (commencing with Section 31900) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 32000) shall not apply to any of the following pistols, because they are consistent with the significant public purpose expressed in subdivision (a):
| MANUFACTURER | MODEL | CALIBER |
| ANSCHUTZ | FP | .22LR |
| BENELLI | MP90 | .22LR |
| BENELLI | MP90 | .32 S&W LONG |
| BENELLI | MP95 | .22LR |
| BENELLI | MP95 | .32 S&W LONG |
| DRULOV | FP | .22LR |
| GREEN | ELECTROARM | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | 100 | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | 101 | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | 102 | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | 162 | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | 280 | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | 280 | .32 S&W LONG |
| HAMMERLI | FP10 | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | MP33 | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | SP20 | .22LR |
| HAMMERLI | SP20 | .32 S&W LONG |
| MORINI | CM102E | .22LR |
| MORINI | 22M | .22LR |
| MORINI | 32M | .32 S&W LONG |
| MORINI | CM80 | .22LR |
| PARDINI | GP | .22 SHORT |
| PARDINI | GPO | .22 SHORT |
| PARDINI | GP-SCHUMANN | .22 SHORT |
| PARDINI | HP | .32 S&W LONG |
| PARDINI | K22 | .22LR |
| PARDINI | MP | .32 S&W LONG |
| PARDINI | PGP75 | .22LR |
| PARDINI | SP | .22LR |
| PARDINI | SPE | .22LR |
| SAKO | FINMASTER | .22LR |
| STEYR | FP | .22LR |
| VOSTOK | IZH NO. 1 | .22LR |
| VOSTOK | MU55 | .22LR |
| VOSTOK | TOZ35 | .22LR |
| WALTHER | FP | .22LR |
| WALTHER | GSP | .22LR |
| WALTHER | GSP | .32 S&W LONG |
| WALTHER | OSP | .22 SHORT |
| WALTHER | OSP-2000 | .22 SHORT |
(c) The department shall create a program that is consistent with the purpose stated in subdivision (a) to exempt new models of competitive pistols from Article 4 (commencing with Section 31900) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 32000). The exempt competitive pistols may be based on recommendations by USA Shooting consistent with the regulations contained in the USA Shooting Official Rules or may be based on the recommendation or rules of any other organization that the department deem relevant.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2029.
SEC. 10.
Section 17053.98.3 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:17053.98.3.
(a) Notwithstanding Section 17053.98, a qualified motion picture filmed on a soundstage that is, or is part of, a certified studio construction project, leased by a qualified taxpayer on or before September 1, 2026, for the purposes of filming a qualified motion picture, that subsequently became unavailable for filming because that soundstage was the subject of a qualified sublease, is deemed to be filmed at a certified studio construction project for any season the production period overlaps in whole or in part with the term of the qualified sublease if the filming occurs at a qualified alternative soundstage.(b) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Certified studio construction project” has the same meaning as provided in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (k) of Section 17053.98.
(2) “Qualified alternative soundstage” means any soundstage or soundstages in California utilized by a production during the term of a qualified sublease.
(3) “Qualified sublease” means a sublease of a soundstage that is, or is part of, a certified studio construction project to any organization directly associated with, as determined by the California Film Commission, the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, including, but not limited to, LA28, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, and the International Olympic Committee.
(c) A qualified taxpayer or applicant shall submit evidence of a qualified sublease to the California Film Commission. The California Film Commission has sole discretion to determine that a qualified motion picture is considered filmed at a certified studio construction project, for purposes of this section, for any season the production period overlaps in whole or in part with the term of the qualified sublease.
(d) A television series that films subsequent seasons at the qualified alternative soundstage after the term of the qualified sublease shall continue to be deemed to be produced at a certified studio construction project pursuant to this section. However, during the period after the term of the qualified sublease, if the qualified taxpayer or applicant for that television series earns tax credits pursuant to this section for production of the television series produced at the qualified alternative soundstage, then the equivalent number of soundstages at the previously unavailable certified studio construction project may not be treated as part of a certified studio construction project until the television series that films subsequent seasons at the qualified alternative soundstage ceases to claim the benefit of being produced at a qualified alternative soundstage project.
(e) Any soundstages that are, or are part of, a certified studio construction project shall receive an extension of certification equal to the amount of time of the qualified sublease, beyond the five-year certification in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (k) of Section 17053.98.
(f) A qualified taxpayer or applicant filming on a qualified alternative soundstage, for purposes of this section, shall comply with all of the requirements of subdivision (k) of Section 17053.98 on the qualified alternative soundstage instead of on a certified studio construction project, as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (k) of Section 17053.98.
SEC. 11.
Section 23698.3 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:23698.3.
(a) Notwithstanding Section 23698, a qualified motion picture filmed on a soundstage that is, or is part of, a certified studio construction project, leased by a qualified taxpayer on or before September 1, 2026, for the purposes of filming a qualified motion picture, that subsequently became unavailable for filming because that soundstage was the subject of a qualified sublease, is deemed to be filmed at a certified studio construction project for any season the production period overlaps in whole or in part with the term of the qualified sublease if the filming occurs at a qualified alternative soundstage.(b) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Certified studio construction project” has the same meaning as provided in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (k) of Section 23698.
(2) “Qualified alternative soundstage” means any soundstage or soundstages in California utilized by a production during the term of a qualified sublease.
(3) “Qualified sublease” means a sublease of a soundstage that is, or is part of, a certified studio construction project to any organization directly associated with, as determined by the California Film Commission, the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, including, but not limited to, LA28, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, and the International Olympic Committee.
(c) A qualified taxpayer or applicant shall submit evidence of a qualified sublease to the California Film Commission. The California Film Commission has sole discretion to determine that a qualified motion picture is considered filmed at a certified studio construction project, for purposes of this section, for any season the production period overlaps in whole or in part with the term of the qualified sublease.
(d) A television series that films subsequent seasons at the qualified alternative soundstage after the term of the qualified sublease shall continue to be deemed to be produced at a certified studio construction project pursuant to this section. However, during the period after the term of the qualified sublease, if the qualified taxpayer or applicant for that television series earns tax credits pursuant to this section for production of the television series produced at the qualified alternative soundstage, then the equivalent number of soundstages at the previously unavailable certified studio construction project may not be treated as part of a certified studio construction project until the television series that films subsequent seasons at the qualified alternative soundstage ceases to claim the benefit of being produced at a qualified alternative soundstage project.
(e) Any soundstages that are, or are part of, a certified studio construction project shall receive an extension of certification equal to the amount of time of the qualified sublease, beyond the five-year certification in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (k) of Section 23698.
(f) A qualified taxpayer or applicant filming on a qualified alternative soundstage, for purposes of this section, shall comply with all of the requirements of subdivision (k) of Section 23698 on the qualified alternative soundstage instead of on a certified studio construction project, as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (k) of Section 23698.
SEC. 12.
The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique need to ensure that facilities and venues for the 2028 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games are constructed and delivered on time.SEC. 13.
The Legislature finds and declares that Section 2 of this act, which adds Section 18941.19 to the Health and Safety Code, imposes a limitation on the public’s right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies within the meaning of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution. Pursuant to that constitutional provision, the Legislature makes the following findings to demonstrate the interest protected by this limitation and the need for protecting that interest:In order to allow the task group to conduct its review and approval of alternate means of protection for fire and panic safety in a quick manner in order to ensure the necessary temporary structures for the 2028 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games are constructed and delivered on time, and with consideration to public safety and security, it is necessary to provide the task group with this limited exemption from the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act.
SEC. 14.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.SEC. 15.
The sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) is hereby appropriated for the 2026–27 fiscal year from the State General Fund to the Department of Justice for administrative costs related to the administration of paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 30515 of the Penal Code and Section 32105 of the Penal Code.SEC. 16.
This act is a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution, has been identified as related to the budget in the Budget Bill, and shall take effect immediately.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2025.
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