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CA AB 1948

enacted

Firearms: concealed carry licenses.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1948 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1948 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 44, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1948 about?

Existing law prohibits a person from carrying a concealed firearm or carrying a loaded firearm in public. Existing law requires a licensing authority to issue or renew a license to carry a firearm capable of being concealed if specified conditions are met, including, among others, that the applicant is not a disqualified person for the license, as specified, and the applicant has completed a specified course of training. Existing law makes a new or renewal license that is issued to be valid for a period of time not to exceed 2 years from the date of the license, except as otherwise provided. This bill would extend the duration of those licenses to 3 years from the date of the license. The bill would make conforming changes.

Who sponsors CA AB 1948?

Ramos is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1948, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Existing law prohibits a person from carrying a concealed firearm or carrying a loaded firearm in public. Existing law requires a licensing authority to issue or renew a license to carry a firearm capable of being concealed if specified conditions are met, including, among others, that the applicant is not a disqualified person for the license, as specified, and the applicant has completed a specified course of training. Existing law makes a new or renewal license that is issued to be valid for a period of time not to exceed 2 years from the date of the license, except as otherwise provided. This bill would extend the duration of those licenses to 3 years from the date of the license. The bill would make conforming changes.

Introduced
2026-03-18
Latest action
2026-06-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 44, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
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Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ramosauthor
  • Valenciaauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-30

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 44, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-06-30

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-06-24

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

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  4. 2026-06-15

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

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  5. 2026-06-15

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4760.).

  6. 2026-06-15

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).

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  7. 2026-06-10

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  8. 2026-06-09

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 9).

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  9. 2026-05-06

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  10. 2026-03-26

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  11. 2026-03-26

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 4442.)

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  12. 2026-03-23

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  13. 2026-03-19

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  14. 2026-03-18

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 17).

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  15. 2026-03-02

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  16. 2026-02-14

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  17. 2026-02-13

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/13/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-13Compare
  • 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-19Compare
  • 06/17/26 - Enrolled — 2026-06-17Compare
  • 06/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-06-30Compare
  • AB1948Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar.

    2026-03-17 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Ramos: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Haney: yes

  • AB 1948 Ramos Consent Calendar Second Day

    2026-03-26 · pass · 71-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Wicks: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Ellis: other
    • Ávila Farías: other
    • Carrillo: other
    • Berman: other
    • Mark González: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Alvarez: other
    • Flora: other
    • Dixon: other
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Ta: yes

  • Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    2026-06-09 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Pérez: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Wiener: yes

  • Consent Calendar 2nd AB1948 Ramos et al.

    2026-06-15 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Ashby: other
    • McNerney: other

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1948

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