Bill Text: CA AB1089 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Firearms.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-09-26 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 243, Statutes of 2023. [AB1089 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB1089-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 19, 2023 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 29, 2023 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Gipson (Coauthors: Assembly Members Kalra and Papan) |
February 15, 2023 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 3273.50 of the Civil Code is amended to read:3273.50.
As used in this title, the following definitions apply:(a)An action may be brought against a person who, by any means, including the internet, knowingly distributes, or causes to be distributed, any digital firearm manufacturing code to any other person in this state.
(b)A person who distributes, or causes to be distributed, any digital firearm manufacturing code as described in subdivision (a) shall be strictly liable for any personal injury or property damage inflicted by the use of a firearm that was manufactured or produced using the digital firearm manufacturing code that was distributed.
(c)This section does not apply to, or affect the distribution of a
digital firearm manufacturing code to, any member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard, while on duty and acting within the scope and course of employment, or any law enforcement agency or forensic laboratory, or to any state-licensed firearms manufacturer as defined in Section 29185 of the Penal Code.
(d)As used in this section, “digital
firearm manufacturing code” means any digital instructions in the form of computer-aided design files or other code or instructions stored and displayed in electronic format as a digital model that may be used to program a CNC milling machine, a three-dimensional printer, or a similar machine, to manufacture or produce a firearm, including a completed frame or receiver or a firearm precursor part.