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CA AB1943

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Mike Gipson

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to annually provide parents and guardians a "Secure Firearm Storage Notification" describing risks of children accessing unsecured firearms, California's child access prevention laws, and safe storage resources

  • Mandates local educational agencies with websites to post and annually update the secure firearm storage notification on their internet websites, with the Department of Education providing formatting and content options by July 1, 2027

  • Requires the Department of Education's best practices for school shooter or armed assailant drills to include a recommendation to distribute the Secure Firearm Storage Notice when providing advance drill notifications to parents

  • Directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction to include the Secure Firearm Storage Notification in notices sent to middle schools, junior high schools, and high schools about suicide prevention training as an example of reducing access to lethal means

  • Encourages local educational agencies to adopt policies providing the firearm storage notification to parents when issuing disciplinary notices related to threats against other pupils or threats of self-harm

Legislative Description

Pupil safety: notifications: firearms.

Last Action

Re-referred to Com. on ED.

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Education3/2/2026

Full Bill Text

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