California · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB1615 Firearms: unsafe handguns.

Direction

Firearms otherAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 80%

Changes the required live-fire qualification frequency for county probation department peace officers using unsafe handguns as service weapons from every 6 months to every 3 months, and expands the vehicle storage crime to cover those who completed only the firearms portion of POST training.

a member shall complete a live-fire qualification prescribed by their employing entity at least once every three months.

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Firearms storage minorsAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 70%

Expands the application of the vehicle storage crime for unsafe handguns to include sworn members of county probation departments who completed the firearm portion of a POST training course (previously limited to those who completed the basic course or pre-2021 training).

Because the bill would expand the application of the crime described above to sworn members of a county probation department who have completed the firearm portion of a training course, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

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Stage: Law · step 6 of 6

Last action: 2026-09-14: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 198, Statutes of 2026.
Filed: 2026-01-21
Sponsor: Stephanie Nguyen D + 5 cosponsors (3 D, 2 R)

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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends exemptions allowing certain government entities and officers to acquire and carry unsafe handguns, but the substantive changes increase training frequency requirements for county probation officers and expand a related storage violation (a crime) to a new class of officers, resulting in more restrictions on unsafe handgun access, carrying, and storage under the firearms topic. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.

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
AB1316 Hunting licenses: information on firearms.Restricts gun access Restricts gun access Failed
AB383 Firearms: prohibition: minors.Restricts gun access Restricts gun access Law

Hearings and calendar

2026-03-03 09:00 · Hearing · Assembly Public Safety Hearing State Capitol, Room 126
2026-04-08 09:00 · Hearing · Assembly Appropriations Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 1100
2026-05-14 00:00 · Hearing · Assembly Appropriations Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 1100
2026-06-23 08:30 · Hearing · Senate Public Safety Hearing State Capitol, Room 112
2026-08-03 10:00 · Hearing · Senate Appropriations Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 2200

Votes

Date	Chamber	Motion	Yea-Nay
2026-03-03	A	Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar	9-0	Passed
2026-05-14	A	Do pass as amended	11-0	Passed
2026-05-27	A	AB 1615 Nguyen Assembly Third Reading	79-0	Passed
2026-06-23	S	Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar	6-0	Passed
2026-08-26	S	Assembly 3rd Reading AB1615 Nguyen et al. By Arreguín	39-0	Passed
2026-08-27	A	AB 1615 Nguyen Concurrence in Senate Amendments	78-0	Passed

Text versions

Introduced 2026-01-21
Amended 2026-05-18
Amended 2026-08-19
Enrolled 2026-09-01
Chaptered 2026-09-14

History (24 actions)

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-09-14		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 198, Statutes of 2026.
2026-09-14		Approved by the Governor.
2026-09-04		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2026-08-27	A	Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6686.).
2026-08-27	A	In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-26	S	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
2026-08-20	S	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-19	S	Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2026-08-10	S	Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-10	S	From Consent Calendar.
2026-08-04	S	Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-08-03	S	From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-06-24	S	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-10	S	Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-05-28	S	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-27	A	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5469.)
2026-05-19	A	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-18	A	Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2026-05-14	A	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-04-08	A	In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-03-04	A	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-02-02	A	Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-01-22	A	From printer. May be heard in committee February 21.
2026-01-21	A	Read first time. To print.