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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 458: Public contracts: firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 458 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public contracts: firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories. Primary sponsor: Catherine Stefani (D). Most recent recorded action (August 17, 2026): Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Ashby.

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 generally regulates contracts entered into by any state agency for the acquisition of goods and requires public contracts to be awarded by competitive bidding pursuant to specified procedures.

This bill would require, no later than July 1, 2027, the Department of General Services, in consultation with the Department of Justice, to develop model guidelines for offices, officers, departments, divisions, boards, bureaus, and commissions of the state on the procurement of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Catherine StefaniPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly19

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Ashby.
  2. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  3. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 13).
  4. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
  5. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  6. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 30).
  7. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
  8. Referred to Coms. on G.O. and PUB. S.
  9. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 3. Page 2006.)
  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  12. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page