AB1810 (2026): Technical Amendments to the Centralized Firearms Dealer List

What the Bill Would Do

Assembly Bill 1810 proposed substantive changes to California DOJ dealer-list removal, inspections, penalties, and fees^[1]. California already regulates firearms dealers extensively under Penal Code sections 26700-26915, requiring a state license in addition to the federal FFL. The DOJ already maintains a centralized list of licensed dealers as part of its existing regulatory framework. The bill proposed changing provisions for the existing dealer list, including removal for licensing violations and additional removal grounds for unremedied inspection violations.

The latest Senate version proposed yearly inspections of the 10 dealer locations with the highest percentage of specified recovered firearms having a time to crime of less than one year, provided each location was the source of at least 20 such firearms. It also proposed removal penalties and changes to annual fees. ^[2]

Current Status

AB 1810 passed the Assembly on May 26, 2026, and reached the Senate on May 27. The Senate Public Safety Committee voted 4-2 on June 23 to advance it with amendments, and it was re-referred to Senate Appropriations on June 25. It did not pass in the 2025-26 session. The last recorded action was being held under submission in Senate Appropriations on August 13, 2026.

What to Watch

The bill did not become law. Its latest text proposed substantive dealer-list, inspection, penalty, and fee changes.