Games venues may use temporary structures under special rules

Local building and fire officials may approve temporary structures under special Games venue rules. These rules cover temporary structures at facilities or venues the organizing committee deems necessary, including tents and special event structures. The Los Angeles Games organizing committee must deem the facility or venue necessary. Longer installation periods are allowed only when needed for Games activities, and officials must inspect structures during extensions. Changing area or spacing limits requires task group review, a site-specific fire hazard analysis, and approval from local officials. The special rules remain in effect until January 1, 2029.

The law exempts specified Games contests and eligible competitors from certain state rules on events, minors with firearms, and ammunition. The contest exception covers contests supervised or controlled by an IOC- or IPC-authorized entity. The firearm and ammunition exceptions cover eligible competitors in events supervised or controlled by an IOC-, IPC-, ISSF-, or World Shooting Para Sport-authorized entity. A minor must be a credentialed competitor in a qualifying shooting event, be going to, from, or taking part in that event, and have a firearm for the event. A responsible adult must accompany the minor. Ammunition exceptions apply to credentialed competitors in qualifying events. Vendors must verify identity; one exception also requires a responsible adult. These exceptions cover only the specified rules and do not remove other requirements. The contest exception ends on the later of December 31, 2028, or the conclusion of the Games. The minor and ammunition exceptions take effect July 1, 2027, and end on the later of October 1, 2028, or the conclusion of the Games; those sections are repealed January 1, 2029.

The law adds a temporary exemption for qualifying Paralympic target pistols and requires the Justice Department to review proposed Games pistols for its exemption lists. This covers qualifying target pistols used in Olympic or Paralympic competition, including models proposed for the 2028 Games. The pistols must be designed for Olympic or Paralympic target shooting and meet the bill's sanctioning requirements. The Justice Department must assess qualifying recommendations from the Games organizing committee and keeps authority to make its own decision. The bill sets aside $100,000 for the department's related administrative costs. The temporary exemption ends January 1, 2029. The Justice Department's list update is due by June 30, 2028.

The California Film Commission may count filming at another California soundstage toward certain studio construction tax credits. This applies to qualified motion pictures displaced from soundstages that are, or are part of, certified studio construction projects. The taxpayer must have leased the original soundstage on or before September 1, 2026, and it must become unavailable because it is subleased to an organization the Commission determines is directly associated with the Games. The taxpayer must provide evidence of the sublease. The Commission has sole discretion to decide whether the film qualifies. The alternative soundstage must be in California, and the taxpayer must meet applicable requirements there. The tax treatment applies to production seasons that overlap any part of the qualifying sublease. The original soundstage's certification is extended by the length of the sublease.