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Roundup: firearms bills advance through 2026 spring committee deadlines

Published March 26, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026

A CCW duration bill cleared the Assembly 71-0 on March 26, 2026, while storage, school notification and dealer measures moved in committee.

Written by the CalGunHub desk from public reporting

Who this affects: These are pending or recently enacted bills; committee passage does not make a measure law. Depending on final passage and chaptering, the measures would variously affect concealed-carry license holders, firearms dealers, schools and people seeking temporary out-of-home storage, with effective dates set in each statute's text. Several were signed later in 2026 with staggered operative dates. This is general information, not legal advice.

Multiple firearms-related bills moved through the California Legislature's 2026 spring committee deadlines, according to the Apple Valley Gun Club's April 2026 legislation and litigation report and other trackers.

AB 1948 by Assemblymember James Ramos, which would extend concealed-carry license validity from two years to three years, passed Assembly Public Safety 9-0 on March 17, 2026 and the Assembly floor 71-0 on March 26, 2026, according to the Apple Valley Gun Club report. It was referred to Senate Public Safety on May 6.

Also moving in the Assembly, per the report, were AB 1974, concerning voluntary, temporary out-of-home firearm storage provisions, and AB 1943, a pupil safety measure covering notifications involving firearms threats. Other tracked bills included AB 1810 on dealer centralized-list requirements, AB 1006 on concealed-carry fee and training provisions, and SB 649 on terminology changes regarding firearm silencers and suppressors.

The bill-introduction deadline fell in the week of Feb. 16-20, 2026. AB 2047, the 3-D printer firearm-blocking bill authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, was the session's flagship new firearms measure and drew attention from both supporters and opponents of regulation.

Spring committee passage is an early procedural step: bills that clear their house of origin's policy and fiscal committees still face floor votes, the second house, and the governor's signature before becoming law.

Update: AB 1948 passed the Senate 38-0 on June 15, 2026 and was signed June 30, 2026 (Chapter 44, Statutes of 2026). AB 1974, AB 1943, AB 2047 and SB 948 were signed Sept. 26, 2026. The final status of SB 649's provisions was not confirmed at the close of the coverage window.

Informational only, not legal advice. Facts are attributed to the sources listed above.