California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill
AB 1589: Firearms: silencers.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
AB 1589 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on January 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Firearms: silencers. Primary sponsor: Phillip Chen (R). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2026): Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Chen.
Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written
Official summary
Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.
Existing law makes it a felony for any person, firm, or corporation to possess a silencer within this state. Existing law exempts specified actions from those provisions, including the possession of silencers by specified peace officers employed by specified law enforcement agencies or by military or naval forces, when on duty and when the use of silencers is authorized by the agency and is within the course and scope of their duties.
This bill would further exempt from the prohibition on possessing silencers specified level I reserve peace officers.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Chen | Primary sponsor | Republican | Assembly | 59 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Chen.
- Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5166.)
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 3).
- Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
- From printer. May be heard in committee February 15.
- Read first time. To print.