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AB-1810 • 2026

Firearms: dealer centralized list.

Firearms: dealer centralized list.

Crime Firearms
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Berman
Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary and digest do not provide specific details about fines or consequences for dealers who fix their problems after being removed from the list.

Firearms Dealer Centralized List

AB-1810 requires the Department of Justice to remove firearms dealers from a centralized list if they do not meet certain requirements or fail to fix violations found during inspections, and sets fines for those removed.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Department of Justice to remove from the list any dealer who does not comply with the requirements to be on the list.
  • Authorizes the department to remove a person from the list if they do not remedy specified violations discovered during inspections.
  • Subjects a person removed from the list for these reasons to a fine and makes that person ineligible to rejoin the list for two years.
  • Requires the department to conduct yearly inspections of the 10 firearm dealer locations with the highest percentage of total sales of firearms recovered by law enforcement, found illegally possessed, used in a crime, or suspected to have been used in a crime.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Firearms dealers who need to follow rules and be on a list kept by the Department of Justice.
  • The Department of Justice which has to manage the list and inspect dealers.

Terms To Know

Centralized List
A single list that keeps track of all licensed firearms dealers in one place.
Inspection
Checking if a dealer is following the rules and laws about selling firearms.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much the fines will be for being removed from the list.
  • It's unclear what happens to dealers who are taken off the list but then fix their problems later on.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-15 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  2. 2026-03-17 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  3. 2026-03-16 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

  4. 2026-03-16 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  5. 2026-02-11 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.

  6. 2026-02-10 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1810, as amended, Berman.
Firearms: centralized list.
Firearms: dealer centralized list.
Existing law requires the Department of Justice to keep a centralized list of all persons who are licensed firearms dealers and satisfy certain requirements, including having a valid federal firearms license and a regulatory or business license required by local government. Existing law requires the department to remove a person from the list if the person’s federal license has expired or been revoked. Existing law, beginning on January 1, 2024, requires the department to conduct inspections of firearms dealers at least every 3 years, except as provided, to ensure compliance with specified requirements. As part of the department’s inspections of firearms dealers, existing law requires the department to audit a dealer’s records that includes a sampling of at least 25% but no more than 50% of each record
type. Existing law requires the department to assess annual fees not to exceed specified amounts to cover the reasonable costs of inspecting and maintaining this list and other similar centralized lists.
This bill would require the department to remove from the list a person who fails to comply with the requirements to be on the list and authorize the department to remove a person from the list who fails to remedy specified violations discovered as a result of the above-described inspections. The bill would subject a person removed from the list for these 2 reasons to a fine and make that person ineligible to be placed on the list for a period of 2 years. The bill would require the department to conduct a yearly inspection of the 10 firearm dealer locations with the highest percentage of total sales of firearms that were recovered by law enforcement and found to be illegally possessed, used in a crime, or suspected to have been used in a crime, as specified,
pursuant to a certain yearly report. The bill would, for the fees charged for inspecting and maintaining the above-described lists, instead require the department to assess a reasonable annual fee. The bill would prohibit a fee adjustment from exceeding 15% over the previous year and exceeding the amount necessary to cover the costs described above.
Existing law requires the Department of Justice to keep a centralized list of all persons licensed to sell firearms. Existing law authorizes the department to remove from the centralized list a person who knowingly or with gross negligence violates specified provisions of law. Upon removal of a dealer from the centralized list, existing law requires notification to be provided to local law enforcement and licensing authorities in the jurisdiction where the dealer’s business is located.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

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