AB584 (2025): New Security Requirements for Firearms Dealers and Manufacturers

What the Bill Does

Assembly Bill 584, signed by Governor Newsom on July 14, 2025 and chaptered as Chapter 40 of the Statutes of 2025, adds an allowed security-door option to the secure-facility definitions for firearms dealers and manufacturers operating in California ^[1]. AB 584 was chaptered on July 14, 2025 ^[2].

AB 584 amends the secure-facility definitions in Penal Code sections 17110 and 29141. It allows a windowed or windowless steel door equipped with panic hardware operating a multipoint lock that bolts into the interior doorframe. This is an additional doorway option for dealers and manufacturers.

Key Requirements

- Additional doorway option. A windowed or windowless steel door may use panic hardware operating a multipoint lock that bolts into the interior doorframe.
- Latch protection. This option requires a latch guard over the bolt closest to the primary locking bolt to protect it from prying or cutting.
- Door windows. If a window opening measures five inches or more in any direction, this option requires steel bars at least one-half inch in diameter or metal grating of at least nine gauge affixed to the exterior or interior of the door.
- Manufacturer perimeter entries. Under PC 29141, perimeter entries other than doors into firearm storage areas, including windows and skylights, must have steel window guards or an audible, silent, or sonic alarm to detect entry.

Compliance Deadlines

AB 584 took effect January 1, 2026. Its text adds the doorway option without a phased compliance schedule or a separate deadline for existing licensees.

DOJ Inspection Process

Under Penal Code section 26720, DOJ must inspect dealers at least once every three years, subject to the exception for dealers in jurisdictions with a qualifying local inspection program. PC 26800 makes dealer licenses subject to forfeiture for covered violations and authorizes civil fines. PC 26720 governs inspections, not license suspension or revocation.

What to Watch

A dealer or manufacturer using the doorway option added by AB 584 must meet its multipoint lock, latch guard, and applicable door-window protection specifications. The act adds no surveillance, training, security-plan, or phased-deadline requirements.