California · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB1316 Hunting licenses: information on firearms.

Direction

Firearms storage minorsAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 80%

Requires hunting license buyers to receive information on safe firearm storage, child access prevention laws, and parental liability for child access to firearms at home, so more awareness of storage requirements.

(1) The safe storage of firearms. (2) California’s child access prevention laws. (3) Liability for parents and guardians who should have known their child could access a firearm at home.

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Firearms otherAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 70%

Requires hunting license buyers to receive information on basic California firearm laws and how to legally transfer or relinquish a firearm, so more awareness of legal requirements.

(4) Basic California firearm laws. (5) How to legally transfer or relinquish a firearm.

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Status: Failed

Last action: 2026-02-02: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Filed: 2025-02-21
Sponsor: Dawn Addis D

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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a requirement that hunting license purchasers receive specific information on firearm safe storage, child access prevention, parental liability, basic firearm laws, and legal transfer/relinquishment. This is a firearms bill because it addresses safe storage of firearms (including for minors via child access prevention), liability, and other firearm laws. It does not address transgender issues, abortion, or immigration enforcement. The provisions increase awareness of existing restrictions, which is treated as restricting the firearms axis per the guidelines (informational mandate

Related bills

AB1943 Pupil safety: notifications: firearms.Restricts gun access No change to gun access Law
AB1974 Firearms: voluntary firearm storage program.Expands gun access Expands gun access Law
AB1615 Firearms: unsafe handguns.Restricts gun access Restricts gun access Law
AB383 Firearms: prohibition: minors.Restricts gun access Restricts gun access Law

Hearings and calendar

2025-04-29 09:00 · Hearing · Assembly Water, Parks, And Wildlife Hearing State Capitol, Room 444
2025-05-14 09:00 · Hearing · Assembly Appropriations Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 1100
2025-05-23 00:00 · Hearing · Assembly Appropriations Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 1100

Votes

Date	Chamber	Motion	Yea-Nay
2025-04-29	A	Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]	8-3	Passed

Text versions

Introduced 2025-02-21

History (9 actions)

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-02	A	From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2026-01-31	A	Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
2025-05-23	A	In committee: Held under submission.
2025-05-14	A	In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-30	A	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-10	A	Referred to Com. on W. P., & W.
2025-02-24	A	Read first time.
2025-02-22	A	From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21	A	Introduced. To print.