A living tracker of California firearms legislation, updated as bills move. Each entry links to the bill’s official page on the Legislature’s site, and — where we’ve covered it in depth — to our full article.
Last updated October 17, 2026. Informational only, not legal advice.
Signing and chaptering do not mean a law is already in effect. Delayed implementation dates are noted below. This tracker covers the bills listed here, not every California firearms bill.
Signed / Chaptered
| Bill | What it does | Status & last action | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB 1743 Wicks | Makes DOJ firearms trace information used in its trend analysis available on request to specified California government agencies and educational institutions, under Attorney General conditions. | Chaptered — Ch. 457, Statutes of 2026. Signed September 26, 2026. Effective January 1, 2027. | — |
| AB 1753 Stefani | Clarifies ammunition surrender under protective orders, strengthens notice and enforcement procedures, and expands the 10-year firearm prohibition for specified convictions. | Chaptered — Ch. 458, Statutes of 2026. Signed September 26, 2026. Effective January 1, 2027; specified court-access and procedural provisions begin January 1, 2028. | Read more |
| AB 1974 Stefani | Allows local law enforcement to offer voluntary temporary firearm storage, with eligibility checks before return and rules for unclaimed firearms. | Chaptered — Ch. 460, Statutes of 2026. Signed September 26, 2026. Effective January 1, 2027. | Read more |
| AB 2047 Bauer-Kahan | Requires DOJ to monitor 3D-printer firearm-blocking standards. Sales restrictions depend on standards and later DOJ guidance; it is not an immediate printer ban. | Chaptered — Ch. 461, Statutes of 2026. Signed September 26, 2026. Effective January 1, 2027; first standards check due by July 1, 2027. Sales restrictions begin one year after qualifying DOJ guidance or regulations. | Read more |
| SB 948 Arreguín | Adds a four-hour course with live-fire exercises for FSC applicants from 2029, with CCW exemptions. Also changes personal-import reporting and FSC requirements. | Chaptered — Ch. 465, Statutes of 2026. Signed September 26, 2026. Effective January 1, 2027; importer FSC certification starts January 1, 2028; training starts January 1, 2029. | Read more |
| SB 1220 Hurtado | Adds a 10-year firearm prohibition for convictions involving firearms with altered or removed identifying marks, for convictions on or after January 1, 2027. | Chaptered — Ch. 466, Statutes of 2026. Signed September 26, 2026. Effective January 1, 2027. | — |
| AB 1615 Nguyen | Changes county probation officers’ off-roster service-handgun qualification from every six months to every three months and removes the pre-2021 cutoff for firearms-only POST training. | Chaptered — Ch. 198, Statutes of 2026. Signed September 14, 2026. Effective January 1, 2027. This is not a new exemption for ordinary buyers. | Read more |
| AB 1948 Ramos | Extends California CCW licenses from two years to three. | Chaptered — Ch. 44, Statutes of 2026. Signed June 30, 2026. Three-year CCW license term effective January 1, 2027. | Read more |
| AB 1263 Gipson | Adds notice and purchaser-verification duties for sales of specified firearm accessories, barrels and manufacturing machines; expands unlawful-manufacturing liability and specified 10-year firearm prohibitions. | Chaptered — Ch. 636, Statutes of 2025. Signed October 11, 2025. Effective January 1, 2026. | Read more |
| AB 1344 Irwin | Allows Alameda, El Dorado, Santa Clara and Ventura counties to pilot district-attorney requests for temporary emergency gun violence restraining orders. | Chaptered — Ch. 573, Statutes of 2025. Signed October 10, 2025. Effective January 1, 2026; pilot authorization lasts until January 1, 2032. | Read more |
| AB 1078 Berman | Expands CCW licensing checks: comparable out-of-state or federal convictions, restraining orders and unlawful controlled-substance use disqualify an applicant, with information submitted to the federal NICS Index within 5 days. Adds non-resident CCW application requirements, raises the 30-day firearm purchase limit from one firearm to three, and changes renewal-notice and felony-conviction relief rules. | Chaptered — Ch. 570, Statutes of 2025. Approved October 10, 2025. Purchase limit rises from one firearm to three beginning April 1, 2026; renewal-notice rules differ for applications submitted before and after September 1, 2026. | Read more |
Held / Failed / Dead
| Bill | What it does | Status & last action | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB 1810 Berman | Revises the requirements and operation of the DOJ’s centralized list of licensed firearms dealers. | Held under submission in Senate Appropriations on August 13, 2026. Did not advance before the end of the 2026 regular session; not enacted. | — |
| AB 256 DeMaio | Would have added a sentencing enhancement for firearm offenses involving intoxication. | Died January 31, 2026, under Art. IV, Sec. 10(c). Filed with the Chief Clerk February 2, 2026, under Joint Rule 56. | — |
Source review: September 26 signing announcement, each bill’s official history and final text. AB 1810 was held under submission; no tracked bill remains awaiting the Governor’s action.
October 13, 2026: moved six signed bills into Signed / Chaptered, added AB 1615, recorded AB 1810’s held status, corrected final-text summaries and updated links to current coverage. October 17, 2026: added AB 1078 (Ch. 570, Statutes of 2025) after verifying its chaptered text and official history; no other tracked bill changed.