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California · 2025-2026 Regular Session
AB1955Crimes: firearm enhancements.
Direction
FirearmsotherAI label
↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Exempts peace officers from firearm sentence enhancements for on-duty use or discharge of a firearm (placing the burden on prosecutors to prove the exemption does not apply), so fewer additional penalties apply to officers' on-duty firearm use.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the enhancements provided in this section shall not apply to a peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2, unless the use or discharge of the firearm did not arise out of and was not in the course of the employment.
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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
Last action
2026-03-18: In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Penal Code 12022.53 (firearm enhancements for specified felonies) by narrowing the existing exemption from enhancements for public officers (deleting that phrase) while adding a new, specific exemption for peace officers' on-duty firearm use/discharge (with burden on prosecution to prove it does not apply). This is a substantive change to firearm-enhancement applicability, addressed under the firearms topic with subtag 'other' since it does not match any listed subtag more precisely. The two provisions have opposing effects on the axis (one expands exemptions for peace officers