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AB-1948: Concealed carry licenses: three-year term

Signed into law. See the bill page for its effective date.

AB 1948, signed June 30, 2026, increases the maximum ordinary CCW license term to three years effective January 1, 2027. The amended statute also addresses qualifying officer terms. The phrase "up to three years" matters: the issuing agency's own issuance period and the specific license category still control, and a license issued before the effective date is not automatically lengthened.

Status: Signed · As of

Last recorded action ·

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

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Counsel review pending · Informational only, not legal advice

Where it stands

How this affects Californians

Draft explainer

CCW holders

For licenses issued on or after January 1, 2027, the maximum concealed carry license term becomes 3 years from issuance instead of 2. Licenses issued before that date keep the term they were issued with. The application and training requirements themselves are unchanged by this bill.

Right now: Signed into law. See the bill page for its effective date.

Informational only, not legal advice. Grounded in the bill's official digest.

Recorded actions

  1. : Effective. Effective — CCW licenses issued or renewed on or after this date may run up to three years
  2. : Signed. Signed by the Governor

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