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AB 1092: Firearms: concealed carry licenses.
What AB 1092 does, verified January 14, 2026
The bill aims to amend the law regarding concealed carry licenses in California. Currently, licenses are valid for a period of time not to exceed 2 years from the date of issuance. The bill would extend the duration of those licenses for licenses issued after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2027, to a period not to exceed 3 years. For licenses issued after January 1, 2027, the duration would be extended to a period not to exceed 4 years. The changes would apply to licenses issued after the specified dates and would not affect existing licenses.
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Last action: From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a). (2026-01-13)Alert me
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| Jan. 13, 2026 | From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a). |
| Jan. 13, 2026 | In committee: Set, second hearing. Failed passage. |
| Apr. 08, 2025 | In committee: Reconsideration granted. |
| Apr. 01, 2025 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. |
| Mar. 17, 2025 | Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
Latest bill textAmended version, March 13, 2025 · 527 words
| Amended IN Assembly March 13, 2025 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1092
| Introduced by Assembly Member Castillo |
February 20, 2025 |
An act to amend Section 26220 of the Penal Code, relating to firearms.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1092, as amended, Castillo. Firearms: concealed carry licenses.
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 4 years from the date of the license. The bill would make conforming changes.
This bill would, for a license issued after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2027, extend the duration of those licenses to a period of time not to exceed 3 years from the date of the license. The bill would, for a license issued after January 1, 2027, extend the duration of those licenses to a period of time not to exceed 4 years from the date of the license.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 26220 of the Penal Code is amended to read:26220.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and in subdivision (c) of Section 26210, a license issued pursuant to Section 26150 or 26155 after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2027, is valid for any period of time not to exceed three years from the date of the license, and a license issued on or after January 1, 2027, is valid for any period of time not to exceed four years from the date of the license.(b) If the licensee’s place of employment or business was the basis for issuance of a license pursuant to Section 26150, the license is valid for any period of time not to exceed 90 days from the date of the license. The license shall be valid only in the county in which the license was originally issued. The licensee shall give a copy of this license to the licensing authority of the city, county, or city and county in which the licensee resides. The licensing authority that originally issued the license shall inform the licensee verbally and in writing in at least 16-point type of this obligation to give a copy of the license to the licensing authority of the city, county, or city and county of residence. Any application to renew or extend the validity of, or reissue, the license may be granted only upon the concurrence of the licensing authority that originally issued the license and the licensing authority of the city, county, or city and county in which the licensee resides.
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