California · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB1743 Firearms.

Direction

Firearms otherAI label

No change to gun access model confidence 80%

Expands public and academic access to Department of Justice analysis of recovered firearms data for research and government use, while also expanding required reporting on dealer and ammunition vendor inspections, unserialized firearms, and related metrics in annual public reports.

Information relied on by the department for its analysis pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be available, upon request, to the University of California, the California State University, or a private postsecondary educational institution that is formed as a nonprofit corporation in the state and is accredited by an accrediting agency that is recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, under the conditions and pursuant to format options set forth by the Attorney General, for academic and policy research purposes.

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Stage: Law · step 6 of 6

Last action: 2026-09-26: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 457, Statutes of 2026.
Filed: 2026-02-05
Sponsor: Buffy Wicks D + 2 cosponsors (2 D)

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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Penal Code 11108.3 to expand data-sharing of DOJ firearms-tracing analysis to additional government agencies, universities, and accredited private postsecondary institutions for research (neutral on the firearms axis, as it affects data access rather than ownership/carry rules). It also mandates more detailed annual public reporting on recovered firearms (including unserialized ones), dealer/ammunition-vendor inspections, lost/stolen reports, DROS outcomes, and handgun-roster changes; these are transparency and administrative requirements with no direct change to buying, owning

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Hearings and calendar

2026-03-10 09:00 · Hearing · Assembly Public Safety Hearing State Capitol, Room 126
2026-04-22 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
2026-06-16 08:30 · Hearing · Senate Public Safety Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 2200
2026-06-29 10:00 · Hearing · Senate Appropriations Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 2200
2026-08-13 00:00 · Hearing · Senate Appropriations Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 2200

Votes

Date	Chamber	Motion	Yea-Nay
2026-03-10	A	Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]	7-1	Passed
2026-05-14	A	Do pass as amended	11-3	Passed
2026-05-26	A	AB 1743 Wicks Assembly Third Reading	59-18	Passed
2026-06-16	S	Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]	5-1	Passed
2026-06-29	S	Placed on suspense file	7-0	Passed
2026-08-13	S	Do pass as amended	5-2	Passed
2026-08-20	S	Assembly 3rd Reading AB1743 Wicks et al. By Grayson	28-10	Passed
2026-08-24	A	AB 1743 Wicks Concurrence in Senate Amendments	60-18	Passed

Text versions

Introduced 2026-02-05
Amended 2026-05-18
Amended 2026-06-04
Amended 2026-08-13
Enrolled 2026-08-26
Chaptered 2026-09-26

History (23 actions)

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-09-26		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 457, Statutes of 2026.
2026-09-26		Approved by the Governor.
2026-08-28		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2026-08-24	A	Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 18. Page 6417.).
2026-08-20	A	In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-20	S	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 5585.).
2026-08-17	S	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-13	S	Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2026-08-13	S	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).
2026-06-29	S	In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-06-16	S	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-04	S	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-06-03	S	Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-05-27	S	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-26	A	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 18. Page 5398.)
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 3.) (May 14).
2026-04-22	A	In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-03-10	A	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (March 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-02-23	A	Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-02-06	A	From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.
2026-02-05	A	Read first time. To print.